[97161] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Latest X ?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Sun Nov 1 16:11:48 1998
Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 16:09:56 -0500
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
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Tom Dolan wrote:
> Newbie Linux/Unix question (sorry) ---- How can you tell if you have the
> latest X release? If I don't, how do I install / upgrade?
Look at http://www.redhat.com/mirrors.html and choose a mirror that
is near you, or one where everybody is sleeping - they tend to be fast too.
Then see what version of X you have, and compare with a Redhat mirror
# rpm -qa | grep XFree
Use ftp and grab the newer version of the XFree rpm's you use.
Then upgrade them into your system and reboot:
# rpm -Uvh XFree*.rpm
# shutdown -r now
While you are at it, you should install all the non-XFree upgrades too.
They fix lots of usability and security problems.
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> Thanks!!!
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