From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 9 07:32:40 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2D5616A4BF for ; Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:32:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.mailbox.co.uk (smtp.mailbox.net.uk [195.82.125.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAA2344013 for ; Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:32:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wayne@penguinpowered.org) Received: from [212.18.244.168] (helo=marvin.penguinpowered.org) by smtp.mailbox.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 19wjXn-00018l-00; Tue, 09 Sep 2003 15:32:35 +0100 Received: by marvin.penguinpowered.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id BAED115240; Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:44:45 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:44:45 +0100 From: Wayne Pascoe To: Jesse Sheidlower Message-ID: <20030909144445.GC17539@marvin.penguinpowered.org> References: <20030909140034.GA29625@panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030909140034.GA29625@panix.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: wayne@penguinpowered.org X-System: FreeBSD i386 with kernel 4.9-PRERELEASE cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading self-installed X with Ports version? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 14:32:41 -0000 X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 14:32:41 -0000 On Tue, Sep 09, 2003 at 10:00:34AM -0400, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > I suppose this is a really stupid question, but what do I > need to do to get the newer, Ports version of XFree86 to be > the version run on the system? And is there anything I should > be doing to get it configured properly after the change is > made? It's possible that the start script for XFree86 that the port installs, is installed in a directory further down in the PATH variable. This means that when you call startx, you're starting the older version, which in turn calls the older version of X. Your best bet is to remove the port entirely, remove the existing X server and re-install the port. This way you'll only have one version of X on the box. The other way would be to get a list of all files that the port installed and remove any other copies of those files in locations other than where the port installed. This is risky though, because you might delete something that is actually needed. HTH, -- Wayne Pascoe 'tis far easier to get forgiveness than it is to get permission - probably someone famous, but more often, my Dad.