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Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 13:13:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Shawn Ramsey <shawn@luke.cpl.net>
To: Rich Winkel <rich@chumbly.math.missouri.edu>
cc: Joe McGuckin <joe@via.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: How to install X11 over existing 2.2.5 ?
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> According to Joe McGuckin:
> > I've already installed 2.2.5 on my computer. At that time I did 
> > not install X11. Now I want to install X11. How do I do this with
> > wiping our or overwriting my existing installation? The X11 developer
> > distribution description "Kernel developer with XFree86" leads me to 
> > think that that choice would reinstall the entire OS.
> 
> How about /usr/ports/x11/XFree86 ??

X11 is fairly large...I don't think someone would want to go this route
unless they are in no hurry at all. :)