Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:49:31 +0000 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.org>, bds@waywood.co.uk Subject: Re: Wine without X Message-ID: <b79ecaef0903260849x4943a765u82063b2df9f3a3cf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <18891.41491.32334.303252@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <49CB957F.30807@waywood.co.uk> <20090326112408.8cf4aa95.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <18891.41491.32334.303252@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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2009/3/26 Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>: > > Bill Moran writes: > >> > I want to install wine, but without X on the system. >> >> Why would you expect this to be possible? The GUI is an integral >> part of MS Windows ... I can't imagine how wine would work at all >> without X installed -- which is probably why you're not getting >> any answers. > > I'm not that familiar with Wine - does it support use of the > Windows command prompt? I can conceive of a program which requires > Windows libraries or the kernel, but does not use the gui. > (Though I agree that at that point finding a non-Windows > solution becomes increasingly attractive.) > > > Robert Huff > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > If you're most worried about 'cluttering' up your base system, a jail (8) could be the answer for you. X chomps a little hard drive space for sure, but if it's in a jail, there're no package crossovers. Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?
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