From: Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com> Subject: Packages for XFree86 release 3.3.3.1 available. Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:07:36 -0500 (EST) To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com Reply-To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- New RPMs for XFree86 3.3.3.1 (X11) are available for Red Hat Linux 4.2 and 5.x on all platforms. This new release is primarily a bugfix release. It corrects problems with a few drivers (especially the 3D Labs slowdown problem), fixes Russian KOI8 font support, and fixes the font server xfs, which was inadvertently broken in our release of XFree86 3.3.3. Please see the official release notes at http://www.xfree86.org/#news for further information. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: - -------------------------- X Windows is a large and complex package, so the upgrade procedure is somewhat more lengthy and involved than for other packages. Please make sure you carefully follow the instructions pertaining to your particular release and platform of Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Linux 5.x: - ------------------ In some circumstances, you may be required to add --force and/or --nodeps to the rpm command line options to insure a proper upgrade. Add these options if the command line given gives an error. Intel: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386. 1. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 2. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/XFree86-3.3.3.1-1.i386.rpm 3. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. Alpha: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha. 1. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 2. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1.alpha.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/XFree86-3.3.3.1-1.alpha.rpm 3. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. SPARC: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc. 1. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which frame buffer your SPARC has. Get the server which matches your card. 2. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1.sparc.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/XFree86-3.3.3.1-1.sparc.rpm 3. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. 4. If a link named /etc/X11/X does not exist, pointing at the proper X server that you use (for instance, /usr/X11R6/bin/Xsun), create it now. Red Hat Linux 4.2: - ------------------ In some circumstances, you may be required to add --force and/or --nodeps to the rpm command line options to insure a proper upgrade. Add these options if the command line given gives an error. Intel: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386. 1. Make sure that you are running RPM 2.5.3 or later before proceeding. Upgrade as follows: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/rpm-2.5.3-4.2.i386.rpm 2. Make sure you have the latest Xconfigurator installed: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/Xconfigurator-2.6.1-1.i386.rpm 3. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 4. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-0.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/XFree86-3.3.3.1-0.i386.rpm 5. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. Alpha: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha. 1. Make sure that you are running RPM 2.5.3 or later before proceeding. Upgrade as follows: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/rpm-2.5.3-4.2.alpha.rpm 2. Make sure you have the latest Xconfigurator installed: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/Xconfigurator-2.6.1-1.alpha.rpm 3. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 4. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-0.alpha.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/XFree86-3.3.3.1-0.alpha.rpm 5. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. SPARC: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc. The X environment which shipped with Red Hat 4.2 SPARC was different than that for other architectures. X was placed in the directory /usr/X11R6.1, whereas every other architecture expected it to reside under /usr/X11R6. This errata release corrects the situation. As you upgrade the packages, YOU WILL SEE ERRORS FROM RPM about missing files, but they can safely be ignored. The following instructions will work for an unmodified Red Hat 4.2 SPARC environment. 1. Make sure that you are running RPM 2.5.3 or later before proceeding. Upgrade as follows: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc/rpm-2.5.3-4.2.sparc.rpm 2. Remove the symbolic link /usr/X11R6: rm /usr/X11R6 3. Move the directory /usr/X11R6.1 to /usr/X11R6: mv /usr/X11R6.1 /usr/X11R6 4. Upgrade the server package for the type of SPARC framebuffer you have. This is system dependent. 5. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-0.sparc.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc/XFree86-3.3.3.1-0.sparc.rpm 6. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. 7. Make a symbolic link from /usr/X11R6 to /usr/X11R6.1 for backwards compatibility: cd /usr; ln -s X11R6 X11R6.1 8. If a link named /etc/X11/X does not exist, pointing at the proper X server that you use (for instance, /usr/X11R6/bin/Xsun), create it now. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These packages are PGP signed by Red Hat. Cristian - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cristian Gafton -- gafton@redhat.com -- Red Hat Software, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNqelMPGvxKXU9NkBAQHr4wP/bJGDwCVYDxLA4IagSgO9orZey02pjLIz h8ZOHGfO2wEYHvsVzUnwRuf/hjWJDLnkvCLnLixctwd0RlC4q6F15mHb06KsLOBN cFQmkDaKQrRu4lRQMuEkg1hB4S6u/E7I20jT6yL/WS29AFJ+WprbelocSG+DuIbo V0IX+M5X9V0= =l1dT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
XFree86 3.3.3.1 RPMS available for Red Hat Linux
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