Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 12:25:43 -0500 From: E.J.Cerejo <ecerejo@zapo.net> To: sroberts@dsl.pipex.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade XFree86-3.3.6? to XFree86-4.X Message-ID: <20020518162520.E56A45D5A@server3.safepages.com>
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You need to uninstall the old version first. run this command: ls /var/db/pkg | more this should give a list of every package installed then pkg_delete -f XFree86-3.3.6 <--or whatever version you have after this you can install the new version using the port: cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 make && make install clean If for some reason you don't see XFree86-3.3.6 installed in /var/db/pkg then just use /stand/sysinstall to uninstall it, just uncheck the XFree86-3.3.6 in sysintall and that should do it. After you upgrade you should edit your rc.conf file that you have XFree86-4, I'm not sure what the line is but I think it's this: xfree86= 4 somebody can correct me if I'm wrong > >Subject: Upgrade XFree86-3.3.6? to XFree86-4.X > From: "S. Roberts" <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> > Date: 18 May 2002 15:21:34 +0100 > To: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > > >--=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10 >Content-Type: text/plain >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Hi, > I have XFree86-3.3.6 installed on my system. After posting questions >about my colour / graphics problems with a new monitor, numerous >respondents advised me to upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2. > >Simple question here is, how do I upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2? Please bear >with me here - yes I've read the handbook, yes, I've read The Complete >FreeBSD, there's nowhere is either of the two that addresses upgrading >from a previous XFree86-3.3.6 to a later version. > >The handbook mentions installing a later version after completing the >base installation and then proceeding to install the newer version via >the ports .., that's it. Nothing about what happens to the original >files, or what to do before attempting the install. The XFree86 site >doesn't mention any procedures for doing either. > >I'm not hoping to make a big deal out of this, so I'd just like to find >out if this procedure is documented anywhere, and where it might be. > >Thanks in advance. > >Stacey > >--=20 >Stacey Roberts B.Sc. (HONS) Computer Science >Network Systems Engineer > >--=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10 >Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc >Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >Content-Type: text/plain >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > >Hi, > I have XFree86-3.3.6 installed on my system. After posting questions >about my colour / graphics problems with a new monitor, numerous >respondents advised me to upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2. > >Simple question here is, how do I upgrade to XFree86-4.0.2? Please bear >with me here - yes I've read the handbook, yes, I've read The Complete >FreeBSD, there's nowhere is either of the two that addresses upgrading >from a previous XFree86-3.3.6 to a later version. > >The handbook mentions installing a later version after completing the >base installation and then proceeding to install the newer version via >the ports .., that's it. Nothing about what happens to the original >files, or what to do before attempting the install. The XFree86 site >doesn't mention any procedures for doing either. > >I'm not hoping to make a big deal out of this, so I'd just like to find >out if this procedure is documented anywhere, and where it might be. > >Thanks in advance. > >Stacey > >- --=20 >Stacey Roberts B.Sc. (HONS) Computer Science >Network Systems Engineer > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: PGP 6.5.8 > >iQA/AwUBPOZjbPdn4A8qiCO5EQLgtgCdGi1dBmYXSgQe9/qe7f/D7MqXg4YAn1Sd >IGbsKLiP81uFFJlKOM4difdn >=Hy1F >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >--=-N/5TZG6EgJmS/ZsJ3g10-- > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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