On Fri, 8 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.

> I'm sorry but I dont know what BTW means or exactly what you want here.

BTW == "by the way".  Your quoted replies are malformed.

> How is the best way to delete the existing older version of XFree86 from
> my machine?  Will just deleting the folder work?

There's no need to delete anything, although you should probably tar up
/usr/X11R6 before you `make install`.

Marc.

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