Re: apt-get, debian-user-digest, xfree86
tongKe Xue <qckcode@yahoo.com> writes:
> (2) I want to be able to post to debian-user, but read in digest
> mode ... I started out subscribing to debian-user-digest, but then
> realized I didn't know how to post,
debian-user doesn't place any particular restrictions on who can post;
it's fine to only be subscribed to the digest list, or even attempt to
read the list only through the Web archives.
> (3) I would like to install XFree86 4.3.0; if I used
> apt-get/apt-cache correctly, it seems debian "unstable" is still
> 4.2.x ... if so, what is the easiest way to install 4.3.0?
So, my advice: all you really want is a newer X server; the X client
libraries effectively haven't changed in years, but you want to try
avoiding things that will force you to have X libraries newer than
what's in unstable. On my new laptop (which needs XFree86 4.3.0), I
downloaded Xmod.tgz and Xxserv.tgz from the binaries section of
xfree86.org, unpacked them in /usr/local, and fixed up
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 appropriately. When the newer X hits unstable,
I'll just delete these files from /usr/local. Meanwhile, everything
expects to see the XFree86 4.2 libraries, and finds them, and is happy.
> I would still like to run the debian stable system (except use 4.3.0
> instead of the 4.1.x).
Similarly, except s/4.2/4.1/g.
> Also, if I install XFree 86 4.3.0 from a non *.deb, will I run into
> problems with using apt-get/apt-cache?
If you do the above, Debian packages shouldn't touch anything in
/usr/local, so you should be fine. You might run into problems if you
had a program that specifically depended on the XFree86 4.3 or 4.1
server, but that's very unlikely; XFree86 programs should run fine
against even non-{free,x86,Unix} X servers.
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David Maze dmaze@debian.org http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/
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