Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:52:25 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xfree86 4.2.0 Message-ID: <20020121205225.GB1093@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20020121200619.53C585D0A@ptavv.es.net> References: <3C4BC194.5000906@hostname.org> <20020121200619.53C585D0A@ptavv.es.net>
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On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 12:06:19PM -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:21:56 -0200 > > From: Fabio Yasusi Yamamoto <fabio@hostname.org> > > Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > Xfree86 4.2.0 will be on freebsd 4.5? > > This gets down to semantics. Technically, XFree86 is not a part of the > base system. It's always a package or port. But the installation > procedure does provide the option of installing X and people tend to > think that makes X part of the base system. > > My recommendation has long been to NOT install any X from sysinstall > but to install XFree86-4 from either package or port right after the > installation to avoid any confusion, especially if you are using any > video card less than two years old. > > For the foreseeable future the installation procedure will install > 3.3.x even though most newer graphics cards need 4.x. The concern is > that many older cards are not supported in 4.x. This is discussed from > time to time on freebsd-stable and probably other lists. > > So, 4.5 will install 3.3.x and will include the 4.x package. The > remaining question is whether the 4.2 package and port will ship with > the 4.5 ISO and CD and I'd bet against it, but that's a matter for the > release engineer to decide. > I downloaded the XF86 4.2 Port last night. Compiled it, installed it, ran it. -- Regards Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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