On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Tim Kientzle <kientzle_at_freebsd.org> wrote: > Mehmet Erol Sanliturk wrote: > >> >> A few days ago I have downloaded and installed >> 8.-Current-2009-05-amd64-dvd >> on ... >> >> (1) I tried to use X but X was completely missing . >> (2) Trying to add X with pkg_add did not worked... >> (3) I did not understand what can I do with that release... >> > > FreeBSD-CURRENT is for people who are helping to develop > FreeBSD itself. In order to use -CURRENT, you > need to be able to build software without using > packages. Because -CURRENT is in development, > pre-built packages are not available (they would break > very quickly as the system changes). Remember > that X is just another set of packages. > > You can build and install X from ports: > $ cd /usr/ports/x11-servers/xorg-server > $ make > $ make install > > Is there a particular reason you wanted to run > FreeBSD-CURRENT? It sounds like you might be > happier using the latest -STABLE release, which > is FreeBSD 7.2. > > Cheers, > > Tim Kientzle > > Dear Tim , I know that current snapshots should not be used in any production purposes . My intention was only to install it , run some programs , and if I get a feeling that supplying an information to current developers may be useful to send an e-mail about my experiences . I think such installation and test results would be useful to current developers if I am not wrongly assumed that . Thank you very much . Mehmet eErol SanliturkReceived on Sat May 09 2009 - 01:39:58 UTC
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