Installing X11R6.8.2-src.tar.gz in suse 9.1?

blavish · 09-29-2005, 08:14 AM

Can anyone tell me how to install X11R6.8.2-src.tar.gz in suse 9.1?

Thank you

tkedwards · 09-30-2005, 12:55 AM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ticle&artid=15

If you want the latest version of xorg like that you'd be much better off just upgrading to Suse 9.3 where its packaged.

blavish · 09-30-2005, 01:29 AM

Gooood thank you , That sounds like a good idea. Saves me a lot of hassle. I wanna install themes and stuff but like a total newb dont have much of a clue with linux so far, but getting there!

tkedwards · 09-30-2005, 01:34 AM

I'd think for most themes you don't need the latest version of xorg - themes are specific to the desktop environment you're using, which defaults to KDE on Suse. Have a look at http://www.kde-look.org/ for KDE themes, most should work even on a slightly older KDE version as you'll have with 9.1. Having said that 9.3 is meant to be a lot better (once you setup the repositories to allow MP3 playback - google for it or search this site).

blavish · 09-30-2005, 04:49 AM

I was hoping to install enlightenment but its to confusing. I shall have to try another time. I crashed my system trying now i gotto reinstall.

A daily thing.

thank you for the link

Is there anyway i can find out how to install enlightenment and what it needs or ? not sure what to ask.

I like enlightenment. I have suse 9.1 and a slow connection so will have 9.3 next month

Is there a way to install it without needing the x11 or if not how do i do this?

thank you for help.

tkedwards · 09-30-2005, 05:00 AM

When installing stuff on Suse you need to use YAST. Trying to compile enlightenment or X11 from source is difficult and time consuming and very non-userfriendly. If you are in a graphical environment (ie. not a command line) you already have X11 installed and running. I'm sure Suse would include enlightenment somewhere on their repositories so that you can get it easily through YAST.