Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 14:37:13 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Kiffin Gish <kiffin.gish@planet.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade xorg 7.2 and extra x11 packages ... Message-ID: <20070527183713.GA5402@rot13.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <1180264792.23648.4.camel@localhost> References: <1180264792.23648.4.camel@localhost>
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On Sun, May 27, 2007 at 01:19:52PM +0200, Kiffin Gish wrote: > I have a question about the xorg 7.2 upgrade. > > I noticed that tons of extra x11 packages are being installed by default > for some reason, my packages count growing beyond 950! The whole process > is taking more than a day and there is no end in sight. > > Are they really required, and if not, how can I safely remove these > unwanted packages? Basically, they are required. It was the decision of the X.org project to go this route. > By the way, as suggested I followed the UPGRADING instructions exactly, > and still have met with tons of errors and problems. OK. Kris
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