> it is only necessary to have X installed if the packages you are installing 
> require it.  for example, if you are installing samba or latex,  you do not 
> need X.  if you are installing kde3, however, you need the X headers and 
> libraries.

that is clear, but if you want to install things like kde, are there
differences ?
i do not really know, if not then the packages only need some X and then
the libraries and headers are always the same.
and that i can not believe.

> nope, the binaries from xfree86.org work just fine.  i've been running them on 
> 1.5.2, 1.5.3, and -current for several months now

this is what i wanted to hear ;) and this is what i thought of.


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joerg "joerch" buechner

bis dann bis bald und danke fuer das unix

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