On Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Jim Freeze wrote: > Hi: <snip> > fink needs help picking an alternative to satisfy a virtual dependency. > The > candidates: > > (1) system-xfree86: Placeholder package for manually installed XFree86 > (2) xfree86-base: XFree86 libraries, utilities, clients and data > > So, the question is, which one do I choose? > Do I need to install xfree86 even after I installed > Apple's X11? > > -- > Jim Freeze > ---------- > A long memory is the most subversive idea in America.
You want system-xfree86. You've installed Apple's X11, so you don't need Fink to install its xfree86-base. Instead, you should install system-xfree86. Well, ask someone more knowledgeable than I (most anyone) what this does; my answer is rather obvious: system-xfree86 doesn't do anything besides take up the space where xfree86 would normally be; while your manually installed X (Apple's X11) does the work. There used to be rather nice instructions on the Fink website, linked from the home page, but I can't find them anymore. hth, Complex ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
