Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-25 Thread GCS
On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 08:45:31AM +0100, Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > without switching to experimental? 4.3.0 may go to sid, as far as I know. But don't hold your breath please. Anyway, you can't switch to experimental,

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-22 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Nick Hastings ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031219 00:35]: > Hi, > > * Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [031219 16:46]: > > Dear all, > > > > is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > > without switching to experimental? > > I think you may have a misunderstanding about the experim

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-22 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Paul Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031219 17:57]: > On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 08:45:31AM +0100, Lukas Ruf wrote: > > is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > > without switching to experimental? > > Experimental is not a full distro, just a slice of packages, AFAIK, so > th

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-22 Thread David Z Maze
Bill Kalebaugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Z Maze wrote: > >>You probably don't want a full XFree86 4.3 install, just the X server >>for hardware support. On my laptop, I downloaded the Xxserv.tgz and >>Xmod.tgz binary tarballs from xfree86.org, unpacked them in >>/usr/local, repointed /e

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-21 Thread Rob Weir
On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 04:59:54PM -0600, Bill Kalebaugh said > David Z Maze wrote: > > >Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > >>is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > >>without switching to experimental? > >> > >>Thanks for any explanation on how I could

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-19 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 08:45:31AM +0100, Lukas Ruf wrote: > is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > without switching to experimental? Experimental is not a full distro, just a slice of packages, AFAIK, so the answer is mu.

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-19 Thread Bill Kalebaugh
David Z Maze wrote: Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box without switching to experimental? Thanks for any explanation on how I could achieve that! You probably don't want a full XFree86 4.3 install, just the X server for ha

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-19 Thread David Z Maze
Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > without switching to experimental? > > Thanks for any explanation on how I could achieve that! You probably don't want a full XFree86 4.3 install, just the X server for hardware support. On

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-19 Thread Nick Hastings
Hi, * Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [031219 16:46]: > Dear all, > > is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > without switching to experimental? I think you may have a misunderstanding about the experimental archive. The experimental archive is _not_ a fully self containe

Re: xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-19 Thread Colin Watson
On Fri, Dec 19, 2003 at 08:45:31AM +0100, Lukas Ruf wrote: > is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box > without switching to experimental? Nobody switches to experimental, as it isn't a complete distribution. While it's probably not universal, packages in experimental are ge

xfree86 4.3 installing on unstable

2003-12-19 Thread Lukas Ruf
Dear all, is there any way to install xfree 4.3 on my Debian unstable box without switching to experimental? Thanks for any explanation on how I could achieve that! wbr, Lukas -- Lukas Ruf | Wanna know anything about raw | | IP? -> | eMail St