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Old 09-15-2004, 01:29 PM   #1
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XFree86 - checking version

Hi
This should be a really easy question, but i cant seem to find the anwser anywhere.
How do i check what version of XFree86 i am currently running? My distribution is RH9.
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Old 09-15-2004, 01:33 PM   #2
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$ XFree86 -version
 
Old 09-15-2004, 01:34 PM   #3
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I'm not sure if this will work with Red Hat, but you may try the following from a command line shell.

Code:
XFree86 -version

(watch the capitalization)
 
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XFree86 -version worked, thanks
 
  


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