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From: rich@chumbly.math.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
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Subject: Re: How to install X11 over existing 2.2.5 ?
To: joe@via.net (Joe McGuckin)
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 10:33:49 -0600 (CST)
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In-Reply-To: <199711090821.AAA14615@monk.via.net> from "Joe McGuckin" at Nov 9, 97 00:21:51 am
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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 ??

Rich