From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 4 03:47:59 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 2A48816A41A for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 03:47:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFE3513C4D3 for ; Tue, 4 Dec 2007 03:47:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lB43lvrh048641; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:47:57 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id FP8Fv5cfpaK0; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:47:54 -0600 (CST) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (dsl.daleco.biz [209.125.108.70]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lB43lncx048637; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:47:50 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <4754CDE0.6020804@daleco.biz> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:47:44 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2) Gecko/20070418 SeaMonkey/1.1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Zachary Kline References: <475484EE.4000004@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:47:59 -0000 Zachary Kline wrote: > "Kevin Kinsey" 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.