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From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@obiwan.aceonline.com.au>
To: Jasper Wallace <jasper@ivision.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Installing X on an already working machine
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> using /stand/sysinstall from a running system I can happily install bin
> using the custom install option, and then choosing 'just remaining extract
> steps' but I cannot get it to install X, all that happens is the screen
> changes to blank blue briefly and then switches back to the menu.
> 
> Is it ok to just untar the files from /, running presinatll.sh beforehand
> and postinstall.sh afterwards?
> 
Yep - I've done that many times.

Just make sure you read the documentation so you know exactly what you'll
need first.

Adrian Chadd
<adrian@psinet.net.au>