Hello,
I'm trying to install xfree86 on an Intel Mac. (Actually, I wanted to
use gnuplot, but if I
understand rightly, I need X11 to do that?)
This is my first Mac. Before that, I tried to use Linux for some
years ;), but gave up
because I don't fancy being system administrator for my computer 24
hours a day.
However, as long as other people could help me with my Linux
problems, I was fine,
so I have basic knowledge about the Unix world.
Here what the fink said when I tried to install xfree86:
--------------------------
$ sudo apt-get install xfree86
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
xfree86-shlibs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xfree86 xfree86-shlibs
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 50.8MB of archives. After unpacking 20.5kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main xfree86-shlibs
4.5.0-1024 [2755kB]
Get:2 http://bindist.finkmirrors.net 10.4/release/main xfree86
4.5.0-1024 [48.0MB]
Fetched 50.8MB in 54m10s (15.6kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package xfree86-shlibs.
(Reading database ... 4129 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking xfree86-shlibs (from .../xfree86-shlibs_4.5.0-1024_darwin-
i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package xfree86.
Unpacking xfree86 (from .../xfree86_4.5.0-1024_darwin-i386.deb) ...
WARNING: if you compile X11 applications against this XFree86 release,
you will *not* be able to run them if you decide to revert to Apple's
X11 provided with the OS.
Setting up xfree86-shlibs (4.5.0-1024) ...
Setting up xfree86 (4.5.0-1024) ...
/sw/var/lib/dpkg/info/xfree86.postinst: line 23: 12868 Segmentation
fault /usr/X11R6/bin/fc-cache
/sw/bin/dpkg: error processing xfree86 (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139
Errors were encountered while processing:
xfree86
E: Sub-process /sw/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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I looked in the archives, and found this:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=15329712
It looks like this is a problem similar to mine, but I could not
understand
the answer to this post.
Now, I don't know what to do next, and would appreciate your help.
Should I remove the installation (how?), try xorg, try something else?..
Cheers,
Zina
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Uppsala University
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