I just upgraded ttf-freefont, xfs, freetype2, libttf2, oneko, procmeter, rxvt, tkdesk, xboing, xtron and removed xf86setup, xfonts-pex, xfntil2, xesslite, oledit, pavuk-x86-linux-glibc1-xt, pointerlite, rv50-linux20, tk42, wabi, wordperfect, xesslite, xlib6 and the GIMP method previously described still crashes X. Thanks, Kingsley