Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:02:42 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.2 with Xorg 7.3 Message-ID: <98ECC10257BD242C6DC7D050@paul-schmehls-powerbook59.local> In-Reply-To: <cff9f2d10710310943o7a334291iab8735e7948ed963@mail.gmail.com> References: <cff9f2d10710310943o7a334291iab8735e7948ed963@mail.gmail.com>
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--==========DAF087AA4DC9F5B6F9F6========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On October 31, 2007 12:43:48 PM -0400 John <nesredep@gmail.com> wrote: > I hope this is an appropriate list for this type of question; please let > me know if another list is more suitable to newbie-type quesions. > > I've been using Linux for a long time, and every year or so I have a > crack at *BSD to see what I'm missing. But it never works out. > > So, trying again... > > I think I want to start with FreeBSD 6.2 with Xorg upgraded to 7.3. I > tried to accomplish this over the course of several installs. In the > end, I decided this should work: > > a) install 6.2, plain User setup (NOT with Xorg, and NOT with ports) > > b) portsnap fetch > > c) portsnap extract > > d) cd to /usr/ports/x11/xorg and make install clean > > When I do pkg_version -v, it SEEMS to have installed the xorg that I > want. > > Is this the right procedure to start with? Yes, with one caveat. You need to run mergebase.sh or manually create the = symlink for /usr/X11R6. /usr/ports/Tools/scripts/mergebase.sh > Should I have set up that > vulnerability database? > I assume you refer to portaudit? I don't think the order you install it=20 in is all that important. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========DAF087AA4DC9F5B6F9F6==========--
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