hi martin, if i don't upgrade to woody, would it be better to do this from source packages?
i'm wondering if X will be linked against woody libraries... thanks! pete ---------------------------------------------------------------- linux To err is human, to forgive is divine. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ To oink is porcine, to meow is feline. http://www.dirac.org/p ._. To neigh is equine to howl is lupine, /v\ To moo is bovine to bleat is ovine. // \\ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ^^ ^^ The best way to accelerate a win95 system is at 9.81 m/s^2 rules On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, Martin Fluch wrote: > Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 01:20:00 +0200 (EET) > From: Martin Fluch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: Debian user mailing list <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Subject: Re: XFree86 4.0 > > Hi! > > I think you want to stick to the package system. > > If you use apt-get, change the /etc/apt/sources.list so that it points to > unstable, then make an > > apt-get update > > then a > > apt-get install xserver-xfree86 > > (this will update not all of your system, but only the part needed by the > dependencies) > > Then fidle around until you get it running, you might need to update some > other X related packages. > > Afterwards restor the old sources.list and make an > > apt-get update > > again to get the old package informations back. > > This should be easier than tarballs... > > Martin > > On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > > > I'd like to upgrade to XFree86 4.0. The way I see it, there's 2 options: > > > > 1- package > > 2- tarball > > > > I'm running Potato, and don't really want to upgrade to Woody. Based on > > that alone, I think tarball is my only option, but I want to make sure of > > that. > > > > Which is the better way for me to upgrade X? > > -- > This is Linux Country. > In a quiet night, > you can hear Windows > reboot.
