From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 3 22:12:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B05C16A582 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:12:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from ciao.gmane.org (main.gmane.org [80.91.229.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41CD313C474 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 22:12:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1IzJSz-0001Zy-2E for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:08:41 +0000 Received: from 128-193-247-224.resnet.oregonstate.edu ([128.193.247.224]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:08:41 +0000 Received: from Z_kline by 128-193-247-224.resnet.oregonstate.edu with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:08:41 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Zachary Kline" Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:56:07 -0800 Lines: 19 Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 128-193-247-224.resnet.oregonstate.edu X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 071203-0, 12/03/2007), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Sender: news Subject: Confusion about installing X and release upgrading? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:12:59 -0000 Hi, I'm currently using FreeBSD 6.2 release with security patches from Releng6-2. This is in a Qemu virtual machine, if only because I don't know of any other system which will let me redirect the serial port over a Telnet session. All that being said, I am slightly confused by the stuff I've read on the FreeBSD release process. I know that 7.0 is due to come out soon, if it isn't out already. Am I correct in taking from what I've read that 6.2 will continue to be supported for a while yet? Also, about installing X. I've had an interest in trying to see how well Gnome and Orca perform in FreeBSD. Is there a cannonical way to install X and Gnome? I've heard from monitoring this mailing list that the x11/xorg metaport isn't particularly favored. Would I need a complete X installation for Ghome anyway? Thanks in advance for any advice. All the best, Zack.