Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 13:33:18 -0700 From: "Jason Sheets" <jsheets@shadonet.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Installing XFree86 4 without having 3.3.6 installed? Message-ID: <000e01c0608d$021ec4c0$4964270f@boi.hp.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C06052.426453F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I am going to install FreeBSD 4.2 on one of my machines today. I have = installed FreeBSD several times on different machines but I have a few = questions. I am going to need to run XFree86 4 (which I will install from the ports = collection) and KDE 2 (which I am not planning on installing from the = ports collection) on this machine, when installing FreeBSD do I need to = select an X user install? If I don't select the X user install and I install XFree86 4 and KDE 2 = will everything run properly? My primary concern is not having files from 3.3.6 hanging around that I = do not need. =20 If this isn't the best way to accomplish this I welcome your suggestions = and feedback. Thanks in advance, Jason Sheets BSD is for people who love Unix - Linux is for people who hate Microsoft ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C06052.426453F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am going to install FreeBSD 4.2 on = one of my=20 machines today. I have installed FreeBSD several times on = different=20 machines but I have a few questions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am going to need to run XFree86 4 = (which I will=20 install from the ports collection) and KDE 2 (which I am not = planning on=20 installing from the ports collection) on this machine, when = installing=20 FreeBSD do I need to select an X user install?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If I don't select the X user install = and I install=20 XFree86 4 and KDE 2 will everything run properly?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My primary concern is not having files = from 3.3.6=20 hanging around that I do not need. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If this isn't the best way to = accomplish this I=20 welcome your suggestions and feedback.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jason Sheets</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BSD is for people who love Unix = -<BR>Linux is for=20 people who hate Microsoft</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C06052.426453F0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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