Re: XFree86

["J.H.M. Dassen" <jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl>]

On Thu, Jun 17, 1999 at 06:30:19 +0000, jeff k wrote:
> Question:  is there any difference between the XFree86 that you can get
> from the XFree86 site and the version that is used with Debian?

Yes. The Debian version is integrated into the Debian package management
system, and has some features like X servers not being run with root
permissions. The version in the current Debian release is somewhat older
than the current XFree86 offering; if you need that version, you can find
Debian X packages compiled for the current Debian release at
http://netgod.net/x .

HTH,
Ray
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