Marc, I'm sorry but I dont know what BTW means or exactly what you want here. How is the best way to delete the existing older version of XFree86 from my machine? Will just deleting the folder work?
Thanks John Marc Aurele La France wrote: > On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, John Kissell wrote: > > > > > > As for XFree86 source, download the tarballs. Unpacking them will > > > > > create an xc/ directory. Just `make World` and `make install > > > > > install.man install.sdk` in that directory. > > > I'm downloading the source files. When I finish do I unzip them on the > > linux partition in the X11 directory? Do I need to compile them? Just > > with the previous instruction will the XFree86 files install? I could > > use some more instruction? > > The first paragraph above, a quote of what I've already said, answers > this, although I'd do everything under /usr/src/X11 (as root). > > BTW, replies go HERE, not at the top, regardless of what Netscape's broken > default configuration says. I realise some people read bottom to top, but > I am not one of them. > > ... and thanks for not HTMLising your postings. > > Marc. > > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | > | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | > | 352 General Services Building | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ > | Edmonton, Alberta | | > | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | > | CANADA | | > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ > XFree86 Core Team member. ATI driver and X server internals. > > _______________________________________________ > Newbie mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
