Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 05:46:13 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: mikebo@tellabs.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 225R CD - Can you install X WITHOUT the sources? Message-ID: <19980225054613.29688@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199802241712.LAA02796@sunk31.tellabs.com>; from mikebo@tellabs.com on Tue, Feb 24, 1998 at 11:12:44AM -0600 References: <199802241712.LAA02796@sunk31.tellabs.com>
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On Tue, 24 February 1998 at 11:12:44 -0600, mikebo@tellabs.com wrote: > Greetings - > I am installing FreeBSD 2.2.5R from the distribution CD onto a lowly > 500MB disk. I'm trying to install with X-Windows, but there doesn't > seem to be a way to install X without getting all the X source as > well. I really don't understand this assertion. Installing X is divided into so many subpackages that I find it confusing. Could you explain, please? > Is there a way to get X-win to install from the CD without getting all > the darn sources? Yes. If you have a copy of "The Complete FreeBSD", second edition (http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm), look on pages 64 and 65. If you don't, it's not worth buying the book just for that: it should be obvious when you go through the install menus. > I know I could simply skip X-win from the CD installer, and install > the binaries manually - but I shouldn't HAVE to. ;v) Correct. Now what's your problem? Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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