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Date:      Wed, 26 Dec 2001 22:17:27 -0600
From:      "Mike Meyer" <mwm-sender-09d23e@mired.org>
To:        leegold <leegold@operamail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Packages for Fbsd 5.0 not installing on Fbsd4.4
Message-ID:  <15402.41175.27398.144829@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <80227292@toto.iv>

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leegold <leegold@operamail.com> types:
> I have FreeBSd 4.4 installed. I have a disk fro %.0
> (all this is from the book: "FreeBSd Unleashed".
> I tried installing Window managers from the 5.0 disk
> and they install but do not work.

Yes, they don't work. You can't do that. 5.0 software must be run on a
5.0 system.

> Does Sio5 (or SIO5) library ring a bell? I get a error
> message refering to this when I try to run a WM installed
> from the 5.0 disk.

No, but I don't have a 5.0 system to look at.

	<mike
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