Re: xfree86 4.01
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On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Ethan Pierce wrote:
> The deb packages for xfree4 dont seem to be out yet...will it happen
> do you guys think?
This is becoming a FAQ. Unfortunately, I don't know where the answer
is. Somebody will post the URL of the web page discussing this issue.
> Im wondering if I should compile from source...I really want to get q3
> running well and have been told 4.01 is wonderfull with the tnt2 card
> I have.
>
> 1) Has anyone had any luck compiling from source?
>
> 2) What things to check for before installing? e.g. anything special
> that I need before starting the process?
>
> Thanks for your input guys....Im scared to break X if I screw something up.
Compiling from source was a breeze. And you won't screw up your own X if
you tell X 4.0.1 to install itself to something like /usr/local/X11R6 or
something like that. Read the directions included with the distribution
and you should be all set. Just make sure you've got plenty of free time
to wait while X builds. I think it's the longest build I've ever
experienced. As I recall it was something like 90 minutes on my K6-II
450/SCSI/128 MB RAM...
noah
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