Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 15:16:31 -0400 From: Erik Rothwell <erothwell@callgtn.com> To: michael@tenzo.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing XFree86-4.0.3 Message-ID: <3ACB730F.FE099021@callgtn.com> References: <01040411270500.01944@pravda.tenzo.net>
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Michael O'Henly wrote: > > I'm planning to install KDE 2.1.1 in the next day or so and want to upgrade > to XFree86-4.0.3 first. > > Since I'm new to FreeBSD, can you please tell me whether I'm going about this > the right way? > > 1. Remove XFree86-3.36_7 by going to /usr/ports/x11/XFree86 and doing a "make > uninstall". > > Will this remove every trace of the older package? Will it leave the > configuration files for my system? > > 2. Do a "make install clean" in /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4. > > Is this all that's necessary to install the new version? > > What is the command for invoking the graphical xfree86config utility? Or is > it necessary to do this again once I've configured the older version? > > Thanks! Here's how I did it... I first made a backup of my old X installation (just to be safe ;)): tar -cf /usr/X11R6.tar /usr/X11R6/ Then, I went "cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 && make install clean" For the most part, everything went ok. I've had problems using TrueType fonts with the freetype/xtt rendering modules (let me know how that goes, btw ;))... I checked XFree86's website and their instructions for doing a Linux install/upgrade involve installing over the old installation... based on that, I figured it would be kosher to install the port directly on top of the old X... To keep the old XF86Config settings, I just cp'd /etc/XF86Config to XF86Config.bak and said NO to installing config files under /etc/X11... but... that was just preference, /etc/X11 is more secure I believe (so you can load one from a readonly mountpoint or somesuch...) The new X configuration utility is xf86cfg, it's much nicer than XF86Setup... if you're a purist, the command line utility still works too... (xf86config.) X does most of the detecting of video modes and stuff automagically... but for best results hand adjustment still appears necessary. Hope that helps :) Cheers, Erik. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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