Re: ppc XF 4.0??


Subject: Re: ppc XF 4.0??
From: Charles Stevenson (csteven@terraplex.com)
Date: Sat Oct 07 2000 - 21:08:41 MDT


You could try using YUP to install it... although I believe it will take a bit
of manual dependancy fixing on your part. You'll have to remove this and that
RPM in order to get it to install. Then reinstall any RPMS that you had to
remove after installing XF4..

Regards,
Charles

On Sat, 07 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> I tried the rpm, but it complained about dependincy problems or something like that, and
> couldnt install.
>
> Charles Stevenson wrote:
>
> > I'm running 4.01 on my iBook... you can find 4.0 info and RPMS at:
> >
> > http://penguinppc.org/usr/xf4/
> >
> > Regards,
> > Charles
> >
> > On Sat, 07 Oct 2000, you wrote:
> > > I installed CS 1.2.1 on my powerbook, but have not been able to get x working. I
> > > remember reading that I should get Xfree 4.0, and when I ran Xinstall -check to see
> > > what binaries I needed it said there were no binaries for the architecture(ppc). I
> > > don't know if this has anything to do with this but the kernel I'm using is the one
> > > that came with CS 1.2.1 something like 2.2.17-0.6.1 , and not one of Ben H's
> > > kernels. I don't think that has anything to do with X, I think I just need to find
> > > the Xfree4.0 that is for Power PCs, so if anybody can help me I would appreciate it
> > > very much.
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