Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:44:54 +0000 From: Nicky Chorley <nick.chorley@gmail.com> To: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 8.0 installation doesn't contain X distributions Message-ID: <f5bc463e0912050944s35174b3aqa746f272e0a70e72@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B1A9ABC.4070609@otenet.gr> References: <f5bc463e0912050602h7767a441nf49331da788617aa@mail.gmail.com> <4B1A9ABC.4070609@otenet.gr>
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2009/12/5 Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>: >> However, I do not see any distributions listed that are prefixed with >> "X-". The choices are "All", "Reset", "Developer", "Kern-Developer", >> "User", "Minimal" and "Custom". Even the "Custom" option has nothing >> related to Xorg. >> > > That's correct, these have been removed. Thanks for the information. > >> Is it supposed to be like this (i.e. no distributions containing X are >> presented on installation), or do I need to download other media from >> which to install? Note that I'm not asking how to install X and I >> realise that I can do it post-installation, but I'm just wondering >> whether I've made a mistake with my download or if the documentation >> is out of date. >> > > You've done nothing wrong, the documentation is in need of an update. > Please file a doc-bug PR. > Removing X from the distributions is a right step IMO, these are just > 3rd party packages and it seems confusing if they get installed along > with the base system. > > If you wish to install X during initial installation you can still do it > when you get to the packages stage. I believe you will need the DVD for > that. > Again, thanks. I'll file a bug report, as you requested. I did install X when the installation got to the packages stage. Kind regards, Nicky Chorley
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