Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 10:27:52 +0000 From: Gianmarco Giovannelli <gmarco@giovannelli.it> To: Joe McGuckin <joe@via.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to install X11 over existing 2.2.5 ? Message-ID: <34659028.CAB65C90@giovannelli.it> References: <199711090821.AAA14615@monk.via.net>
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Joe McGuckin wrote: > > I've already installed 2.2.5 on my computer. At that time I did > not install X11. Now I want to install X11. How do I do this with > 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. You need at least : preinst.sh Pre-installation script postinst.sh Post-installation script extract XFree86 extraction utility X331bin.tgz Clients, run-time libs, and app-defaults files X331doc.tgz Documentation X331fnts.tgz 75dpi, misc and PEX fonts X331lib.tgz Data files required at run-time X331man.tgz Manual pages X331set.tgz XF86Setup utility X331VG16.tgz 16 colour VGA server (XF86Setup needs this server) X331cfg.tgz sample config files for xinit, xdm then : mkdir /usr/X11R6 cd /usr/X11R6 sh /path/preinst.sh chmod 755 /path/extract /path/extract /path/X331*.tgz sh /path/postinst.sh This instruction can be found on the file REALNOTE of the Xfree331 distribution. -- Regards... Gianmarco "Unix expert since yesterday" http://www2.masternet.it
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