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Hi,
Can someone please point me to the instructions for upgrading from xfree86 to X.org? I read it a long time ago and I can't figure out how to get to them again :oops: . I have browsed the Wiki and searched the forums but couldn't find this particular page again. it was something very simple like so:
if you are upgrading from xfree to x.org do the following:
pacman -Rd xfree
pacman -S x
or something like that...
TIA
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I believe it would be something like :
pacman -Rf xfree86
pacman -S xorg
if the first package name isn't xfree86, just do a
pacman -Qi | grep "^x"
and take a look at the package name.
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i always use -Rd , the d is to ignore dependencies. (just removed gnome )
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sounds good. I am just concerned about the config file. I know there is a wiki for it. I just hope I can use my XFree86Config w/ minimum changes.
thanks again for your replies.
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there is a recent post about the steps needed and i also believe there is an archived news release but :
pacman -Rd xfree86
pacman -S xorg
then change the name of your conf file to xorg.conf. the only change you may have to make is in the keyboard section or something (there are a few posts about this on the forum)
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there is a recent post about the steps needed and i also believe there is an archived news release but :
pacman -Rd xfree86
pacman -S xorgthen change the name of your conf file to xorg.conf. the only change you may have to make is in the keyboard section or something (there are a few posts about this on the forum)
the keyboard driver isn't even required (it's just a good idea) as the newer Xorg packages include a symlink from the old driver name to the new one
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thats probablywhy i have never had any issues.
i am lazy and don't feel like actually changing it.
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Wow. Thank you everyone. I feel a *lot* better!
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Wow. Thank you everyone. I feel a *lot* better!
well, if you know the solution to my problem i would apreciate
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