Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 01:50:27 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Nathan Mace <mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu> Cc: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading X windows Message-ID: <15319.46643.673505.86282@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <77223655@toto.iv>
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Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> types: > On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 09:50:58PM -0400, Nathan Mace wrote: > > so bascially you saying mr -rf /usr/X11R6 and pkg_remove qt/gtk to get > > the majority of graphical apps and then pkg_delete the remaining > > graphical apps and then install X from the ports and start all over > > again installing my apps from ports? it wouldn't be bad at all if i > > could do it without reinstalling all my apps. > You of course can try it without uninstalling /usr/X11R6 first, > but it's not something I recommend. If you've got the space, the best way is to mv /usr/X11R6 out of the way, then install the new X port. You can then use a shell script and pkg_info to hard link the files from the old X11 installs into the new tree. That way, switching back is a matter of remove X11R6 - the new stuff - and mv'ing the old directory back. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Q: How do you make the gods laugh? A: Tell them your plans. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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