Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:55:21 -0500 From: Daniel Frazier <dfrazier@magpage.com> To: youlgok@attglobal.net Cc: Otter <otterr@telocity.com>, FreeBSD-Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 4.2-stable and XFree86 Message-ID: <3A364A69.F1AE07AF@magpage.com> References: <HLEDJBJKDDPDJBMGCLPPEEBNCMAA.otterr@telocity.com> <3A36172E.73CBD764@attglobal.net>
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Use the ports, Luke... :) cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86 make pkg_delete -f XFree86-3.3.6_0 make install then run xf86config(or XF86Setup) unless you've got a good XF86Config already. compiling this sucker takes a while though, so be prepared to wait... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel Frazier <dfrazier@magpage.com> Tel: 302-239-5900 Ext. 231 System Administrator Fax: 302-239-3909 MAGPAGE, We Power the Internet WWW: http://www.magpage.com/ youlgok@attglobal.net wrote: > > Hi, Otter: > > Thanks for your reply. That's what I though. Now I just wonder that > revision _0 (the default installation with 4.2-stable) is more secure and > stable than the latest revision (currently _6)? > > If I want to upgrade the XFree86-3.3.6_6 from 3.3.6_0, can I do that by > using package or should I follow the method explained at www.xfree86.org? > If I upgrade by package, then would it be easy to configure the X or I > don't have to do it at all? > > Thanks a lot again. > > -Paul > > Otter wrote: > > > Some have said that 3.3.36 is more stable and secure. That's why it's > > packaged with the CD. Personally, I prefer 4 since it runs lighter on > > my old laptop. Since I run it behind the firewall, and all the > > machines here are trusted, it's not a big concern for me. But that's > > my choice. You need to make yours. As someone pointed out recently, if > > you run v4, you can add a line in the /etc/make.conf XFREE86_VERSION=4 > > to satisfy the apps looking for the xf86 installation. > > -Otter > > > > }-----Original Message----- > > }From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > > }[mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of > > }youlgok@attglobal.net > > }Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 6:51 AM > > }To: FreeBSD-Stable > > }Subject: 4.2-stable and XFree86 > > } > > } > > }Hi, All: > > } > > }I just installed 4.2-stable-20001211 along with Xfree86. > > }Which XFree86 > > }version comes with 4.2-stable? Mine is Xfree86-3.3.6 (it's about two > > }years old version and it recognizes the box as FBSD-3.3-Release i386 > > }(ELF)) and some of packages can't be installed because of dependency > > }compatibility. Some of the packages look for X-4.0.x and > > }some of them > > }look for X-3.3.6_5. How should I resolve this? > > } > > } > > }-Paul > > } > > } > > } > > }To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > }with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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