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From: Nathan Dorfman <nathan@senate.org>
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Subject: Re: upgrading XFree86
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970712094851.5860A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> from Narvi at "Jul 12, 97 09:50:06 am"
To: narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee (Narvi)
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 1997 10:13:02 -0400 (EDT)
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You can do a binary upgrade. Read the RELNOTES in /pub/XFree86/3.3/binaries/
FreeBSD-2.2 (or whatever your FreeBSD version).

> 
> On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Chuck Robey wrote:
> 
> > I want to upgrade my XFree86 to 3.3, but I have a ton of stuff in my
> > existing /usr/X11R6 ... does anyone know if XFree86 can be upgraded via an
> > overlay?  Otherwise, this's gonna be the upgrade from hell ...
> 
> I don't know of a binary upgrade, but you certaibly can do so if you use
> the port (=upgrade from source).
> 
> 	Sander
> 
> 	There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future -
> 	all these are just illusions.
> > 
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> > 
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