I just wanted to confirm the front page instructions for installing
Xfree86 on Mac OS X 10.2.2 ... which states that one should upgrade the
xfree86-base and rootless packages to version 4.2.1.1-1 ... but that
its ok to install these since-updated versions (which show up in my
fink list -- I just installed a new version of fink on an Xserve today):
+ xfree86-rootless is now version 4.2.1.1-4
+ xfree86-base is now version 4.2.1.1-4
Is the much of a huge difference between versions 1-4 and 1-1?
Also, what does the threaded version buy a user v.s. the non-threaded
version (besides the obvious that it includes "threading") -- can
someone describe in a bit more detail? Some additional clarity would be
appreciated. For instance, if I wanted to run more than one instance of
xfree86-rootless environment (let's say I wanted to run an instance per
each user that has an account on my Mac Xserve), is the threaded
package the one I should install and thus use? Or can one run multiple
instances of xfree86-rootless (and also xfree86-base) regardless if its
the threaded package or not?
Finally, I notice in the packages description that xfree86-rootless is
still considered "experimental". I'm wondering, for my application, if
its better to install and use the xfree86-server instead. Here's what
I'd like to do ... I'd like my Xserve with Fink packages installed, to
be able to supply X client services applications to remote users
(running their own X servers) on other computers somewhere on my LAN
such as running on a PC with Linux or maybe another Mac with XonX (I do
not want people attaching a VGA monitor and keyboard to the Xserve).
Thus, this is a classic distributed server-client X scenario, whereby a
person could access an X application provided by the Xserve on his/her
desktop.
If I want the Xserve to be able to supply each user logging into the
Xserve with their own environment, is it then best to use the Fink
xfree86 threaded packages and the xfree86-server package (instead of
the xfree86-rootless)?
Thank you for any suggestions. Is there anyone else engaged in similar
projects with Xserves or other G4 machines running Mac OS X / Mac OS X
Server with Fink?
-Brendan
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