--- doc/en/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml 2006/07/12 04:01:00 1.7
+++ doc/en/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml 2006/07/14 20:30:27 1.8
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@
it supports, check the &xfree86; web site.
+
+ This chapter contains a number of outdated
+ references to the FreeBSD ports collection. Most instructions
+ still apply to pkgsrc, but proceed with caution until this
+ chapter is updated.
+
+
After reading this chapter, you will know:
@@ -276,23 +283,13 @@
Installing &xfree86;
- Before installing &xfree86;, decide on which
- version to run. &xfree86; 3.X is a maintenance
- branch of &xfree86; development. It is very
- stable, and it supports a huge number of graphics cards. However, no new
- development is being done on the software. &xfree86;
- 4.X is a complete redesign of the system with many new
- features such as better support for fonts and anti-aliasing.
- Unfortunately this new architecture requires that the video drivers be
- rewritten, and some of the older cards that were supported in 3.X are not
- yet supported in 4.X. As all new developments and support for new
- graphics cards are done on that branch, &xfree86;
- 4.X is now the default version of the X Window System on
- &os;.
-
- Alternatively, either version of &xfree86;
- can be installed directly from the FreeBSD binaries provided on the
- &xfree86; web site. A binary
+
+ This section is out of date; please consult the
+ DragonFly BSD wiki or mailing lists for recent discussion.
+
+
+
+ A binary
package to use with &man.pkg.add.1; tool is also available for
&xfree86; 4.X. When the remote fetching
feature of &man.pkg.add.1; is used, the version number of the
@@ -300,7 +297,7 @@
the latest version of the application. So to fetch and install the
package of &xfree86; 4.X, simply type:
- &prompt.root; pkg_add -r XFree86
+ &prompt.root; pkg_add XFree86
You can also use the ports collection to install
&xfree86; 4.X, for that you simply need
@@ -311,7 +308,7 @@
The examples above will install the complete
&xfree86; distribution including the
- servers, clients, fonts etc. Separate packages and ports for
+ servers, clients, fonts etc. Separate packages for
different parts of &xfree86; 4.X are also
available.
@@ -1203,7 +1200,7 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0To install the GNOME package
from the network, simply type:
- &prompt.root; pkg_add -r gnome2
+ &prompt.root; pkg_add gnome
To build GNOME from source, use
the ports tree:
@@ -1350,7 +1347,7 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0To install the KDE package
from the network, simply type:
- &prompt.root; pkg_add -r kde
+ &prompt.root; pkg_add kde3
&man.pkg.add.1; will automatically fetch the latest version
of the application.
@@ -1588,7 +1585,7 @@ esac
A binary package for XFce
exists (at the time of writing). To install, simply type:
- &prompt.root; pkg_add -r xfce4
+ &prompt.root; pkg_add xfce4
Alternatively, to build from source, use the ports
collection: