Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 23:14:09 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Nader Turki <nturki@adelphia.net> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree 4.x Message-ID: <20001004231409.B252@parish> In-Reply-To: <39DC3F6D.78898C8E@adelphia.net>; from nturki@adelphia.net on Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 04:44:30AM -0400 References: <14810.28788.25830.674440@guru.mired.org> <39DC3F6D.78898C8E@adelphia.net>
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On Thu, Oct 05, 2000 at 04:44:30AM -0400, Nader Turki wrote: > Thanks for your reply :) > I'll get it from the Ports, but can someone help me and tell me for example if > i wanna be using XFree86 4.x eith KDE. What ports do i need to install exactly? > > I mean do I just: > cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4; make install > then > cd /usr/ports/x11/kde11; make install > > And that's it? > Yes, that's it (seriously). Bloody clever things these ports don't you know. > Please let me know which ones I need to install to get XFree86-4.x + KDE > > Thanks, > > -Nader > > Mike Meyer wrote: > > > Nader Turki writes: > > > I was wondering if the next FreeBSD release will be with XFree86 4.x. > > > > You can use XFree86 4.x on the current release; you just have to > > install it from the port. When you do so, you get a message that > > starts: > > > > XFree86 4.0 may contain vulnerabilities yielding root privileges to > > local users, due to insecure coding of the setuid root X server. > > > > This means it's not a good idea to install it as the default > > server. Until that gets fixed (and the xfree86 group has to fix it), > > that won't change. > > > > <mike > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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