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Old 09-04-2003, 04:09 PM   #1
sodaforce
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Exclamation Xfree86


Hi all,

does anyone know how to swap to older versions of Xfree86? i have 4.3.0 but need the previous version.


any ideas would be helpful.


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Old 09-04-2003, 06:24 PM   #2
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You could just delete the files XFree installs and install a new one. Tracking down the libraryes should be simple enough, just look at it's install script, in the makefile.
A better alternative would be telling us why you need to change, and we might be able to lend a hand.
 
  


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