Re: A few X questions (small X load for small drive needed)
On Saturday 26 June 2004 06:51, Joe Schmoe wrote: > Hi, > > I just loaded XFree86-4 from the ports tree on my > laptop, running 5.2.1-RELEASE. > > It took about 2.5 gigs of space to compile and add it > all. > > Let's say I have a small hard drive in an old laptop, > and let's also assume that I am just loading X to just > have a simple GUI to run opera and terminal windows > on, and don't need a big fancy X server or whatever > ... > > What are some options I can add to the standard `make > install` command for that port to significantly reduce > the size of X ? > After it is installed you can remove all the .../work directories in the ports tree. Or just start by installing from packages. X itself is not all that big -- but beware the fancy(=bloated) window-managers/desktops such as kde and gnome. If you want something better than twm while remaing compact then blackbox and fluxbox are often mentioned -- I use lesser known ctwm. Malcolm ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: A few X questions (small X load for small drive needed)
On Jun 25, 2004, at 5:21 PM, Joe Schmoe wrote: What are some options I can add to the standard `make install` command for that port to significantly reduce the size of X ? Any general comments on making a smaller/faster/more efficient X for an old laptop are greatly appreciated. X11 doesn't really fit the criteria of small and efficient, I'm afraid. This being said, you can try to install just x11/XFree86-4-libraries and the specific X11 client apps you want to run... -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: A few X questions (small X load for small drive needed)
On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 02:21:57PM -0700, Joe Schmoe wrote: > Hi, > > I just loaded XFree86-4 from the ports tree on my > laptop, running 5.2.1-RELEASE. > > It took about 2.5 gigs of space to compile and add it > all. > > Let's say I have a small hard drive in an old laptop, > and let's also assume that I am just loading X to just > have a simple GUI to run opera and terminal windows > on, and don't need a big fancy X server or whatever > ... > > What are some options I can add to the standard `make > install` command for that port to significantly reduce > the size of X ? > > Any general comments on making a smaller/faster/more > efficient X for an old laptop are greatly appreciated. You are better off installing X with precompiled packages instead. You then don't lose any space to the temp compile files. -- Alex Articles based on solutions that I use: http://www.kruijff.org/alex/FreeBSD/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: A few X questions (small X load for small drive needed)
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, Joe Schmoe wrote: Hi, I just loaded XFree86-4 from the ports tree on my laptop, running 5.2.1-RELEASE. It took about 2.5 gigs of space to compile and add it all. Let's say I have a small hard drive in an old laptop, and let's also assume that I am just loading X to just have a simple GUI to run opera and terminal windows on, and don't need a big fancy X server or whatever ... What are some options I can add to the standard `make install` command for that port to significantly reduce the size of X ? Did you do a # make clean in your /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4 directory after installation? This should reduce dik space significntly. Regards, Uli. Any general comments on making a smaller/faster/more efficient X for an old laptop are greatly appreciated. thanks. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" +---+ |Peter Ulrich Kruppa| | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---+ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
A few X questions (small X load for small drive needed)
Hi, I just loaded XFree86-4 from the ports tree on my laptop, running 5.2.1-RELEASE. It took about 2.5 gigs of space to compile and add it all. Let's say I have a small hard drive in an old laptop, and let's also assume that I am just loading X to just have a simple GUI to run opera and terminal windows on, and don't need a big fancy X server or whatever ... What are some options I can add to the standard `make install` command for that port to significantly reduce the size of X ? Any general comments on making a smaller/faster/more efficient X for an old laptop are greatly appreciated. thanks. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
