> > Graham Lillico +44 1785 782329 wrote: > > > Does anyone know if XFree86 is 3.3.3.x is avaliable in deb format > > > anywhere? Or when we will have one avaliable?
As I understand it, you need to go to www.XFree.org, find the 3.3.3 server for your card, and copy it over the 3.3.2 server. I had to do that to get support for my video card, less serious than your concerns. I do hope this fixes your problem. --David Teague [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux powered. On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Peter Paluch wrote: > Hello, > ====== > > > It will not be in the distribution till the maintainer of the X11 Debian > > packages feels comfortable about the current (3.3.2) packages. > > I think this is a problem because version 3.3.2.x is not ready for > internationalization. I am publishing some articles in one Slovak PC > magazine but I have to use M$ Windows when writing those articles for 3 > reasons: > > 1.) There is not even one (!) word processor which is able to export the > documents in MS Office97 format and is working properly with Slovak locale > in XWin. > 2.) I can't use TeX or similar because in that PC magazine they're using > just MS products. > 3.) I was unable to set up Slovak keyboard properly. I downloaded XWin > 3.3.3. sources and compiled it and it worked with the same settings and same > keyboard flawlessly! > A friend of mine, using RedHat 5.2, laughed at me when I told him that we in > Debian do not have even 3.3.3 when there is 3.3.3.1 out! I felt that time > very uncomfortable. > So until XWin 3.3.3.x appears in Debian distribution East-Europeans will > have big problems getting their international support and locales working in > XWin and I think it is a big pitty. I am, truly said, angry about it. Just > explaining my feelings, please do not take it as offence. I simply can't > stand the feeling that Linux can't do something that Windows can. > I understand it is not so easy to administer and package such huge thing as > XWindow, however, this disfunctionality should be at least treated as bug.