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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00712000000000000000>5.1.2 Installing XFree86</A></H2>
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The Linux binary distribution of XFree86 can be found on a number of
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FTP sites. On <tt>sunsite.unc.edu</tt>, it is found in the directory
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<tt>/pub/Linux/X11</tt>. (As of the time of this writing, the
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current version is 3.1; newer versions are released periodically).
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It's quite likely that you obtained XFree86 as part of a Linux distribution,
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in which case downloading the software separately is not necessary.
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If you are downloading XFree86 directly, This table lists the files in
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the XFree86-3.1 distribution.
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One of the following servers is required:
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<P><IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="" SRC="img266.gif"><P>
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All of the following files are required:
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The following files are optional:
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The XFree86 directory should contain <tt>README</tt> files and installation
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notes for the current version.
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All that is required to install XFree86 is to obtain the above files,
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create the directory <tt>/usr/X11R6</tt> (as <tt>root</tt>), and unpack the
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files from <tt>/usr/X11R6</tt> with a command such as:
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<P><TT> # <em>gzip --dc XF86-3.1-bin.tar.gz <IMG BORDER=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE ALT="" SRC="img269.gif"> tar xfB --</em> <BR>
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Remember that these tar files are packed relative to <tt>/usr/X11R6</tt>,
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so it's important to unpack the files there.
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After unpacking the files, you first need to link the file
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<tt>/usr/X11R6/bin/X</tt> to the server that you're using. For example,
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if you wish to use the SVGA color server, <tt>/usr/bin/X11/X</tt>
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should be linked to <tt>/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA</tt>. If you wish to use
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the monochrome server instead, relink this file to <tt>XF86_MONO</tt> with
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the command
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<P><TT> # <em>ln --sf /usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_MONO /usr/X11R6/bin/X</em>
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The same holds true if you are using one of the other servers.
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If you aren't sure which server to use, or don't know your video card
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chipset, you can run the <tt>SuperProbe</tt> program found in
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<tt>/usr/X11R6/bin</tt> (included in the <tt>XF86-3.1-bin</tt> listed above).
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This program will attempt to determine your video chipset type and other
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information; write down its output for later reference.
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You need to make sure that <tt>/usr/X11R6/bin</tt> is on your path.
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This can be done by editing your system default <tt>/etc/profile</tt>
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or <tt>/etc/csh.login</tt> (based on the shell that you, or other
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users on your system, use). Or you can simply add the directory
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to your personal path by modifying <tt>/etc/.bashrc</tt> or <tt>/etc/.cshrc</tt>,
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based on your shell.
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You also need to make sure that <tt>/usr/X11R6/lib</tt> can be located by
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<tt>ld.so</tt>, the runtime linker. To do this, add the line
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<P><TT> /usr/X11R6/lib
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to the file <tt>/etc/ld.so.conf</tt>, and run <tt>/sbin/ldconfig</tt>, as
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<tt>root</tt>.
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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