From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Nov 10 16:09:29 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id QAA09916 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:09:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from houseofduck.ml.org (geo-160.remote.dti.net [206.252.145.160]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id QAA09910 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:09:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from shaggy@houseofduck.ml.org) Received: from houseofduck.ml.org (localhost.ml.org [127.0.0.1]) by houseofduck.ml.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id TAA03487 for ; Mon, 10 Nov 1997 19:11:00 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3467A294.93C90B25@houseofduck.ml.org> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 19:11:00 -0500 From: Joshua Fielden Reply-To: jfielden@geocities.com X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.03b8 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-970930-RELENG i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to install X11 over existing 2.2.5 ? References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Shawn Ramsey wrote: > > > According to Joe McGuckin: > > > 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. > > > > How about /usr/ports/x11/XFree86 ?? > > X11 is fairly large...I don't think someone would want to go this route > unless they are in no hurry at all. :) Only takes me about 2 1/2 hrs on a P133. :-) -- Joshua Fielden, Systems Administrator, GeoCities. jfielden@geocities.com #include "Duct tape is like the force. It has a dark side, a light side, and it holds the universe together."