xfree 4.2 rpm from rawhide under 7.2

2002-03-09 Thread Alfredo Yunes
Will I run into any problems if I install the the Rawhide XFree 4.2 rpms under 7.2? I'm thinking about purchasing a Radeon 8500; although I realize that it will not have any 3D support for now. I guess 2D will do for now. Thanks, Al

Re: xfree 4.2 rpm from rawhide under 7.2

2002-03-09 Thread Ed Wilts
Potentially, YES. rawhide is *alpha* software - any rawhide packageany person here has installed is not a guarantee that a package you install tomorrow will even install, pretend to work, or not cause serious stability issues. Yes, I can be blunt, but if you have to ask if you'll run into

Re: xfree 4.2 rpm from rawhide under 7.2

2002-03-09 Thread Gordon Messmer
On Sat, 2002-03-09 at 10:29, Alfredo Yunes wrote: Will I run into any problems if I install the the Rawhide XFree 4.2 rpms under 7.2? I'm thinking about purchasing a Radeon 8500; although I realize that it will not have any 3D support for now. I guess 2D will do for now. There's a strong

Re: xfree 4.2 rpm from rawhide under 7.2

2002-03-09 Thread hanfamily
Hi, I installed the XFree 4.2 rpms under 7.2 a few weeks ago and it has worked great for me. If you want Mesa packages you will want to install them first since XFree 4.2 will install newer versions of some of the libs so you can't install it afterwards. Your mileage may vary.