Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 08:25:17 -0600 (CST) From: "Stephen D. Spencer" <lists3@artorius.sunflower.com> To: Paul Dekkers <paul@chillin.ele.tue.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install X after installation and: redirecting screens?! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031081641.17540A-100000@artorius.sunflower.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.971030232251.608D-100000@gromit.nev.ml.org>
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On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Paul Dekkers wrote: > Hi > > How can I install X after my current FreeBSD installation? > (searched for something like 'setup' under Slackware, but couldn't find > it) And is it as easy to remove it again?! cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86 make install unless you have an extrodinarily efficient machine, go have dinner or a nice cup of coffee or something. You might also want to install the XFree86-contrib package if you're interested in the common X thingies (xload, xeyes, etc...) to remove these packages: cd /var/db/pkg ls -l |grep X use the pkg_delete utility to remove (ie: pkg_delete XFree86-contrib-3.3.1) > > Another question: is it possible to redirect a screen to another PC in my > network? E.g. my gateway has an address that is available on the > internet... but I want to run an application on another server, and > redirect it to a pc in my local network, which I can't reach... Where's the "other" server. If it's a pc on your local network, why can't you reach it? > Is it > possible to install a re-mapper or something like that?! If I let the > screen go to :0.0 to which port is it redirected, and how does that go > further...?! (maybe I can redirect port server:0.0 to client1:0.0 and > server:1.0 to client2:0.0 ?! (or smth)) Please clarify what you're trying to do. No offense, but the semantical layout of your question is leaving me as perplexed as to the nature of your question as you seem to be about the problem that prompted it. :( Regards, Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Stephen Spencer finger gladiatr@artorius.sunflower.com for - - administrator PGP key. - - Sunflower Datavision http://www.sunflower.com - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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