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Date:      Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:29:19 +1000
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        Nathan Mace <mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Upgrading X windows
Message-ID:  <20011025112919.H552@k7.mavetju.org>
In-Reply-To: <20011024210550.3380b0a2.mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu>; from mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu on Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 09:05:50PM -0400
References:  <20011024210550.3380b0a2.mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu>

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On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 09:05:50PM -0400, Nathan Mace wrote:
> i have X windows 3.3.6 installed on my 4-4STABLE machine.  X windows 3
> was installed when i installed from CD.  it is not listed when i do a
> "pkg_info".  how can i upgrade via the ports to version 4?  i REALLY
> can't afford to have the 2 versions conflict and have neither one to
> work.  please cc me the replies.

Removing /usr/X11R6 from your system will do the uninstallation-trick.
Buuut, a couple of the ports might have been installed in /usr/X11R6,
so you have to rebuild them (which is not a bad idea anyway if
you're upgrading to a new major version anyway)

Edwin

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