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From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
To: Joe McGuckin <joe@via.net>
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Subject: Re: How to install X11 over existing 2.2.5 ?
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> 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.

Re-installing is _never_ an option. :) You need to read the RELNOTES, it
has the installation instructions for X11. You find it, and all the
relevant files @ ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.5-RELEASE/XF86331/.
Hope this helps.