From owner-freebsd-newbies Fri Jun 12 13:54:52 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA11608 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 13:54:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.honk.org (mpoulin@honk.org [206.191.48.225]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA11335 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 13:53:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mpoulin@honk.org) Received: from localhost (mpoulin@localhost) by mail.honk.org (8.8.4/8.7.3) with SMTP id PAA02069 for ; Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:52:58 -0400 Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 15:52:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Marty Poulin To: newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing X In-Reply-To: <199806121900.FAA26941@mail.wr.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Gary Harris wrote: > > > > Ignoring the issue of acquiring the actual tarballs for X, what's wrong > > > with the instructions that come with it at the moment? > > > > Which instructions? Where? Are they in the Handbook or FAQ? > > (It's a while since I've done a new installation) > > there's a file in the XF86332 ftp directory and a large entry in the Handbook on www,freebsd.com. > > > Cheers, > > Gary. If there is a large entry in the Handbook, I have yet to find it. All that is listed in the handbook is a link to the XFree86 site. Check out the section in the Handbook titled: "The X Window System" (http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/handbook132.html#187) and you'll see what I mean. The ftp site is a bit better- there is a FAQ at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/XFree86/FAQ/faq.html that helps quit a bit. Ultimately, the most helpful site I have found to date is a Linux site : http://www.linux-howto.com/HOWTO/XFree86-HOWTO That, combined with the Release notes found on the XFree86 site (ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/current/binaries/FreeBSD-2.2.x/) seem to be just about all of the info I need - especially the file called "FILES" - it lists the entire file structure of each tarball. That was the original point that I was getting at. This info is out there, but it is not easy to find right off the bat, especially for a newbie. It would be extremely useful to us newbies to be able to find this info directly in the Handbook. Anyway, I will be attempting to install X this weekend, so wish me luck. ===================== Quote(c) 1997 Martin Poulin ===================== Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. - Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message