Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 11:29:19 +1000 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Nathan Mace <mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Upgrading X windows Message-ID: <20011025112919.H552@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <20011024210550.3380b0a2.mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu>; from mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu on Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 09:05:50PM -0400 References: <20011024210550.3380b0a2.mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu>
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On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 09:05:50PM -0400, Nathan Mace wrote: > i have X windows 3.3.6 installed on my 4-4STABLE machine. X windows 3 > was installed when i installed from CD. it is not listed when i do a > "pkg_info". how can i upgrade via the ports to version 4? i REALLY > can't afford to have the 2 versions conflict and have neither one to > work. please cc me the replies. Removing /usr/X11R6 from your system will do the uninstallation-trick. Buuut, a couple of the ports might have been installed in /usr/X11R6, so you have to rebuild them (which is not a bad idea anyway if you're upgrading to a new major version anyway) Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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