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Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:45:33 +0100
From: John Murphy <freebsd001@freeode.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: unable to install XFree86
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:23:26 +0800
williamkow <williamkow@yahoo.com> wrote:

> # cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86
> # make install.
> ==>  XFree86-3.3.6_11 is marked as broken: Does not build on FreeBSD >=6.x.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Is that means, the XFree86 should not install and run on my newly 
> installed FreeBSD 6.2-Release ?

Yes. You need to install xorg instead. You can use pkg_add -r xorg
which would be quicker than building the port. It's explained very
well in the handbook, which also tells how to configure it when
the install has finished:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-install.html

There's also a section (5.7.3.1) on enabling The KDE Display Manager:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html

-- 
Thanks, John.