Keith wrote: >I have downloaded what I belienve to be all of Xfree86. I have followed >the instructions to the letter for installing Xfree86. When I try to run >XF86Setup I get an error saying that it could not find where I have >installed Xfree86 and that I should set the XWINHOME evironment variable >to point to the parent directory.
I presume you have some reason for not installing the Debian packages of X, but the consequence is that you get installation problems. You are also likely to break your system if you then install a Debian X package without entirely removing the ones you have just installed now. Furthermore, if you ask for help, you may get confusing answers, because people will assume a Debian package, with files in particular places. Enough of that... Normally, most of X is under /usr/X11R6; this is probably where it is looking for it. If you have put it (lib, bin) somewhere else, you have to tell it where. The syntax would be export XWINHOME=/usr/X11R6 or whatever the correct path is. You mentioned setting PATH; this was correct, but it only allows the system to find executable programs. Here XF86Setup is asking where to find the other parts of X. -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "My son, do not despise the LORD's discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in." Proverbs 3:11,12 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]