Technically, that's _a_ way to do it. I don't necessarily see a need to reinstall, as long as you ran both upgrade packages.
Try running it from a Terminal window, like I suggested in my initial reply, and see what you get. You can see the available Fink-relevant commands in: man fink fink --help man apt-get On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Greg wrote: > 1) Because I read somewhere that that was the way to do it. > 2) Because I've been away from xfree86 for so long I never thought of > doing it that way. Should I reinstall using the method you suggested > (I will need the exact command. BTW, where can I find a list of fink > commands)? > > On Saturday, March 29, 2003, at 10:36 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > > > Also, is there some reason that you didn't just install the same > > version > > with apt-get or dselect? > > > > On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, Greg wrote: > > > >> I installed xfree86 4,2,1.1 (via 4.2 and 4.2.0.1), yet, when I launch > >> it, the screen flickers like it's going to work, then reverts back to > >> quartz. > >> > >> What did-I do wrong? > >> > >> On Friday, March 28, 2003, at 07:05 AM, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >> > >>> Actually, I was going to stick it in the "running X11" section of the > >>> documentation pages. I was in the middle of updating some of the > >>> versions (some parts still say the current version is 4.2.0!) when > >>> 4.3 > >>> came out, and I was waiting until the dust settled to make an update. > >>> > >>> On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 22:59, Benjamin Reed wrote: > >>>> (excuse me for spamming you with a huge message, but I have an > >>>> ulterior > >>>> motive, I'd like to point to this in the FAQ too.) > >>>> > >>>> Greg wrote: > >>>>> Am I'm I reading this correctly: XFree86 and xDarwin are separate > >>>>> installs? > >>>> > >>>> They're all variants on XFree86 (they're all based on the XFree86 > >>>> code). > >>>> > >>>>> And what about xDarwin 4.3? Is this a purchase only version? I > >>>>> can't > >>>>> find the download anywhere. Does the earlier version have any > >>>>> special > >>>>> needs (or draws backs) in order to run in 10.2 (like Developer > >>>>> Tools)? > >>>> > >>>> XDarwin.org seems to be a group of people making money off of the > >>>> real > >>>> work being done by the XonX people (http://xonx.sf.net/). Now, it's > >>>> not > >>>> illegal to make money off of it, but the XDarwin folks sure go out > >>>> of > >>>> their way to make it look like they're the ones making it, so I'd > >>>> stay > >>>> away on principle. :P Please note I'm saying this as a regular > >>>> guy, > >>>> not in any official Fink capacity. :) > >>>> > >>>> Anyways, the summary goes like this: > >>>> > >>>> XDarwin.org: XFree86 4.3.0 (repackaged?) > >>>> XDarwin.org's packages are just a redistribution of XFree86 4.3 > >>>> from XonX. > >>>> > >>>> Install system-xfree86 after installing this. > >>>> > >>>> xonx.sf.net: XFree86 4.3.0 > >>>> XonX is the sourceforge project officially managing the > >>>> darwin-specific bits for XFree86 (mostly the work of Torrey > >>>> Lyons). > >>>> > >>>> Install either: > >>>> "xfree86" from Fink unstable, or > >>>> the installer package from the web site + system-xfree86 > >>>> > >>>> Note that these official XFree86 binaries are also available in > >>>> a > >>>> command-line shell script installer version from XFree86's FTP > >>>> site. > >>>> There's really no reason to go this way, but it works perfectly > >>>> fine > >>>> installing with those packages rather than the Apple installer > >>>> on > >>>> the > >>>> XonX web site. You would still use system-xfree86 when you're > >>>> done. > >>>> > >>>> Apple X11: XFree86 4.2.1 > >>>> > >>>> Apple's X11 is based on XFree86 4.2.1 with some modifications. > >>>> A > >>>> number of the modifications overlap with the changes in XFree86 > >>>> 4.3.0, and a number don't. The net sum is that they're both > >>>> about > >>>> equal as far as performance, the only difference is Apple's X11 > >>>> has > >>>> quartz-wm and XFree86 4.3.0 doesn't (and Apple X11 has a couple > >>>> of > >>>> strange keyboard bugs right now, hopefully the next beta will > >>>> clean > >>>> that up). Supposedly, they will eventually merge the XFree86 > >>>> 4.3 > >>>> codebase with their work, which may make it the best of all, > >>>> performance-wise, but for now it's about on par with 4.3.0. > >>>> > >>>> Install system-xfree86 after installing this (system-xfree86 > >>>> 4.2-11 > >>>> is the version that understands the latest Apple X11 beta). > >>>> > >>>> Fink stable XFree86: XFree86 4.2.1.1 > >>>> > >>>> These are packages of the previous XonX release, split into two > >>>> halves (the libraries and the X11 display server). It's older > >>>> but > >>>> very solid. It comes in 2 variants, threaded and non-threaded. > >>>> The threaded build is a bit of a hack, but is required by a few > >>>> packages (xine being the most popular, I think). If you don't > >>>> require threading, however, I would suggest not using it. > >>>> Otherwise > >>>> if you switch to Apple's X11 (which doesn't support threading), > >>>> you > >>>> wouldn't be able to run binaries you compiled against the > >>>> threaded > >>>> versions. > >>>> > >>>> Install either: > >>>> xfree86-base and xfree86-rootless, or > >>>> xfree86-base-threaded and xfree86-rootless-threaded > >>>> > >>>>> <I guess what I'm asking for is a list of what needs to be > >>>>> installed, > >>>>> and in what order, so I can get back to running GNOME and KDE in > >>>>> 10.2> > >>>> > >>>> There is no one list. You can install any of the X11 variants and > >>>> things should work OK for you. My suggestion is either Apple X11 > >>>> (with > >>>> system-xfree86) or XFree86 4.3.0 (the "xfree86" package in unstable) > >>>> if > >>>> you're willing to deal with possibly-more-unstable code, although in > >>>> practice they're both fairly solid for day-to-day work. > >>>> > >>>> If you want rock-solid stability at the expense of speed, > >>>> xfree86-base + > >>>> xfree86-rootless is the way to go. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: > >>>> The Definitive IT and Networking Event. Be There! > >>>> NetWorld+Interop Las Vegas 2003 -- Register today! > >>>> http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?keyn0001en > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Fink-beginners mailing list > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners > >>> -- > >>> Alexander K. 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