This is purely how *I* would do it, there is sure to be a Better Way (TM). On 0, Jeff Maxson <jbmaxson@surfglobal.net> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Awhile back I purchased a video card that was only supported by version > 4.1 of Xfree86. At the time, woody didn't have it in it's repertoire, so > I installed it manually from the tar.gz files found at the homepage of > xfree. Of course, now woody has the 4.1 version in it. I have installed > the debian version with apt-get, but I am not sure if the "X" that is > actually being used is the one from my self-installation or the one from > the apt-got version...(is it overwritten? that would solve the whole > thing) So, > > 1) how do I know which one is actually running? ps auwx | grep X will tell you which executable is running. dpkg -L xserver-common will tell you where apt put the woody version. With any luck you know where you put your version. > 3) how do I delete the self-installed version and not hurt the debianized > one? I wouldn't worry. > 2) how do I convert from the self-installed to the apt-got version? rm -rf /path/to/where/you/installed/X apt-get --reinstall install xserver-common and all the other X packages. Tom -- Tom Cook Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience. Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au
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