Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:47:44 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Zachary Kline <Z_kline@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Confusion about installing X and release upgrading? Message-ID: <4754CDE0.6020804@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <fj2b43$s33$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <fj1u1s$l25$1@ger.gmane.org> <475484EE.4000004@daleco.biz> <fj2b43$s33$1@ger.gmane.org>
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Zachary Kline wrote: > "Kevin Kinsey" <kdk@daleco.biz> wrote in message > news:475484EE.4000004@daleco.biz... >> Zachary Kline wrote: >>> 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? >> 7.0 is at BETA3 right now, and 7.0-RELEASE is expected to be an >> early Christmas present. >> >> 6.2 support is slated to end in late spring, IIRC, but since there will >> be at least one more 6.X release, you should be able to run a 6.X variety >> and expected to be supported through most of next year (see the Release >> Engineering team's page and the Security Team's page for more details; >> SecTeam should have a general EOL policy statement for number of months >> after a RELEASE, etc.) >> >>> 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. >> The Right Way (tm): >> >> 1. Update your ports tree. >> >> 2. As root, do this: >> # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 >> # make install clean > Hi, > This will fetch in the Xorg dependencies as well, I presume? > Thanks, > Zack. > AFAIK, yes. YMMV, and all that. I've not used Gnome for a couple years now. KDK -- design, v: What you regret not doing later on.
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