[SLE] XFree86 4.0 released
Hi All, just got this off; http://linuxtoday.com/index.html <snip> AppWatch: XFree86 4.0 released (Mar 10, 2000, 03:02 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (305 reads) "XFree86 4.0 is the first official release of the new XFree86 4. XFree86 4 represents a significant redesign of the XFree86 X server." <snip> Use a ftp near u, of course.... Greek Geek :-) -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
* Bobby Geortgilakis (bobbyg@ihug.co.nz) [20000310 04:37]:
Use a ftp near u, of course....
And be aware that even the XFree86 project itself says that it's not yet mature enough to replace 3.3.6. So be aware to eventually run into problems and also be aware that 4.0's configuration file has greatly changed. So you'll have to configure it via XF86Setup. My first tests resulted in an unusably slow system (but that could be a KDE problem), so I switched back for the time being. Philipp -- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Schanzaecker Str. 10, D-90443 Nuremberg, Germany #define NINODE 50 /* number of in core inodes */ #define NPROC 30 /* max number of processes */ -- Version 7 UNIX fuer PDP 11, /usr/include/sys/param.h -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
And be aware that even the XFree86 project itself says that it's not yet mature enough to replace 3.3.6. So be aware to eventually run into
hmm... runs great at 1024x768x16 on a TNT (I do root work in kde but mainly use Enlightenment) Tim problems
and also be aware that 4.0's configuration file has greatly changed. So you'll have to configure it via XF86Setup.
My first tests resulted in an unusably slow system (but that could be a KDE problem), so I switched back for the time being.
Philipp
-- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Schanzaecker Str. 10, D-90443 Nuremberg, Germany
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* Timothy Metz (tmetz@frankfurt.netsurf.de) [20000312 17:36]:
hmm... runs great at 1024x768x16 on a TNT (I do root work in kde but mainly use Enlightenment)
I didn't mean to imply that it wouldn't work, just that the possibility of bugs does exist. -- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Schanzaecker Str. 10, D-90443 Nuremberg, Germany #define NINODE 50 /* number of in core inodes */ #define NPROC 30 /* max number of processes */ -- Version 7 UNIX fuer PDP 11, /usr/include/sys/param.h -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
* Timothy Metz (tmetz@frankfurt.netsurf.de) [20000312 17:36]:
hmm... runs great at 1024x768x16 on a TNT (I do root work in kde but
Yes, I agree... was only reporting my experience so someone with similar hardware would know they weren't wasting their time with a 50MB download (source package) Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philipp Thomas" <pthomas@suse.de> To: "Timothy Metz" <tmetz@frankfurt.netsurf.de> Cc: <suse-linux-e@suse.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 10:32 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] XFree86 4.0 released mainly
use Enlightenment)
I didn't mean to imply that it wouldn't work, just that the possibility of bugs does exist.
-- Philipp Thomas <pthomas@suse.de> SuSE GmbH, Schanzaecker Str. 10, D-90443 Nuremberg, Germany
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