Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:11:42 +0100 From: Robin Becker <robin@reportlab.com> To: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Is it better to just rebuild Xorg 7.2 Message-ID: <4666CEAE.9060900@chamonix.reportlab.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20070605162246.757b9765@localhost> References: <46646BEC.2090603@jessikat.plus.net> <20070605162246.757b9765@localhost>
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Norberto Meijome wrote: > On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:45:48 +0000 > Robin Becker <robin@reportlab.com> wrote: > >> I've just installed 6.2R and have just about got Xorg going. Is it >> better for me to just remove all my X related packages and try and build >> from the xorg-7.2 meta package or to go through the pain of trying to >> update? > > I think it'll be the same. Upgrade was the only option for me > as I had a fully functionally X setup in my laptop - it went pretty smoothly > (for the amount of changes done to the system). > > Make sure you follow the instructions in /usr/ports/UPDATING to the letter. > >> In either case I need to sync the ports tree etc. > > well, if u dont upgrade your tree, you may be able to install xorg 6.9 from > packages (MUCH faster) ; get it working; then sync the ports after this and > upgrade. There is nothing particularly wrong with 6.9, specially if you have a > clean machine and you plan to do the whole upgrade path. > > just dont go overkill with setting up KDE / Gnome and other things that depend > on X. twm would do for now ;) ....... I have Xorg from 6.2R working now, but I have already cvsup'd the ports so I guess I'll have to do the upgrade from the 6.2R version. I haven't yet got KDE etc going yet anyway. -- Robin Becker
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