Hi Frank, Am Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:34:23 -0800 (PST), schrieb Frank Mueller: > Now as I tried installing Gimp, Fink required me to > make a choice, which X I wanted to use. However, i > didn't have the system-Xfree86 option so I went wich > Xfree86-base-threaded. This however, causes a conflict > with the existing X11 install. Fink aborted. And > since, some pkgs have already been installed my Apple > X11 installation refuses to start up.
Typical fink-beginners mistake :-) But part of it is Apple's fault since they did not take enough care of the installation packages for their X11 and the X11SDK and by default the X11SDK is not installed when installing the XCode Developertools. > So here are my questions: > 1. Which X server should I run with? I would prefer to > use Apple's X11 as I imagine that it is better > integrated into the OS X. Am I wrong? Yes and no. X11 might be a bit better integrated but the window-manager is closed source. More facts can be found in the archives of this mailinglist. I at least posted them three times. But this is my opinion and most ot the time I stand alone with it. > 2. If I decide to keep Apple's X11, how can I make > Fink see the X11 installation I already have? And what > do I need to do to reanimate the X11 install? Take a look in the faq: http://fink.sourceforge.net/faq/usage-packages.php#apple-x11-wants-xfree86 Then reinstall both packages the X11 and the X11SDK at least two times so that all the packages, headers and libraries get installed. > 3. If I decide to go with XFree86, what is the > cleanest way to remove Apple's X11? I can't seem to > find a setup to uninstall software. sudo rm -rf /etc/X11/ sudo rm -rf /usr/X11R6/ sudo rm -rf /Applications/X11.app/ or in case you use Xfree: sudo rm -rf /Applications/XDarwin.app/ or drop the X11/XDarwin icon into the trash. > I am sorry if some of these questions sound naive, but > I am still an OS X newbie and I would very much > appreciate any help. The stupiest question is the one not asked. It too would help you if you take a look in the archives of this list here. Mit freundlichen Gr��en Eric Hoch -- ## Ansprechpartner Anwenderunterst�tzung, users-Mailingliste ## War unsere Hilfe erfolgreich? Bitte teilen Sie es uns mit. Danke. ## de.OpenOffice.org - Office f�r MacOS X, Linux, Solaris & Windows ## Netikette? http://www.eschkitai.de/openoffice/netikette.html ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-beginners
