Date: Sun, 09 Nov 97 22:44:47 -0400 From: "Francisco Reyes" <francisco@natserv.com> To: "rich@chumbly.math.missouri.edu" <rich@chumbly.math.missouri.edu>, "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "joe@via.net" <joe@via.net> Subject: Re: How to install X11 over existing 2.2.5 ? Message-ID: <199711100341.WAA01360@federation.addy.com>
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>From: rich@chumbly.math.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) >> wiping our or overwriting my existing installation? The X11 developer >> distribution description "Kernel developer with XFree86" leads me to >> think that that choice would reinstall the entire OS. To Joe: I don't have 2.2.5 yet, but if it like 2.2.2 one should be able to do a "custom" install and select the X part only. To Rich >How about /usr/ports/x11/XFree86?? I tried installing from ports once and I would never ever recommend it to anyone unless they want to play with the source. The sources are something in the range of 30MB and compiling them takes an eternity. Although my computer is only 130Mhz with 48MB of ram the compilation was taking what seemed to be an eternity. I think installing from the "custom" install or downloading binaries are the two best options.
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