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Date:      Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:13:29 -0500
From:      Louis LeBlanc <FreeBSD@keyslapper.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Should I use Xorg or XFree86 for XServer?
Message-ID:  <20041122231328.GA97126@keyslapper.org>
In-Reply-To: <2063a95c04112214575ae8f97d@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <2063a95c04112214575ae8f97d@mail.gmail.com>

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On 11/22/04 05:57 PM, Doug Van Allen sat at the `puter and typed:
> I'm going to install 5.3, but I now understand that sysinstall does
> not handle in install of XServer.  It is a post-install duty.  I don't
> know which is the better one to install-Xorg or XFree86??  Reading
> some vague posts about this it seemed that people were using Xorg.

In addition to Erik's comments, sysinstall *does* handle the install
of Xorg, so I'd highly recommend going with that.  I didn't even think
about installing XFree86, so I don't actually remember if it gives you
a choice when you tell it to install the X server.

X.org is every bit as smooth as XFree86 - no reason it shouldn't be
since it's branched from the same codebase, and from everything I
hear, it'll be much easier going forward if you move to Xorg now.

HTH

Lou
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