"Alex Kwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Now I have another lesson to learn, it's install the XFree86 4.0 >(non .deb packages) on Potato. > >I have already download the necessary binary files of Free86 4.0 >(following to the XFree86's document), but I am afraid that if I >follow the instruction of XFree86 to install (us Xinstall), it will make >the dkpg system confuse (my debian box do not have X Window right >now), which way is the better way to install the XFree86 4.0 on Potato?
It will probably confuse dpkg somewhat, yes, although perhaps not too badly if you don't have X installed already. Don't expect dependencies to work without some fiddling around with the equivs package. You might be able to build and install it into /usr/local or /usr/local/X11R6 if you then symlink /usr/bin/X11, /usr/include/X11, and /usr/lib/X11 to the appropriate places, but at your own risk. The best way if you don't already know what you're doing is probably to wait for the Debian XFree86-4.0 packages to be released for woody; at that stage you'll probably still be able to install woody packages on potato without too much trouble. See: http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-0003/msg00973.html -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]