10.3. Installing XFree86
The Linux binary distribution of XFree86 can be found on a number of FTP sites. On ftp://ftp.xfree86.org, it is found in the directory /pub/XFree86/3.3.3.1/binaries; there you will find systems for Intel, m68k, PPC, and Alpha AXP in subdirectories. (At the time of this writing, the current version is 3.3.3.1; newer versions are released periodically).
It's quite likely you obtained XFree86 as part of a Linux distribution, in which case downloading the software separately is not necessary. If you are downloading XFree86 directly, the following tables list the files in the XFree86-3.3.3.1 distribution.
One of the following servers is required (not all of those are available for all platforms, but all are available for Intel systems):
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| X8514.tgz | Server for 8514-based boards |
| XAGX.tgz | Server for AGX-based boards |
| XMa32.tgz | Server for Mach32-based boards |
| XMa64.tgz | Server for Mach64-based boards |
| XMa8.tgz | Server for Mach8-based boards |
| XMono.tgz | Server for monochrome video modes |
| XP9K.tgz | Server for P9000-based boards |
| XS3.tgz | Server for S3-based boards |
| XSVGA.tgz | Server for Super VGA-based boards |
| XVG16.tgz | Server for VGA/EGA-based boards (needed for XF86Setup) |
| XW32.tgz | Server for ET4000/W32-based boards |
| X3DL.tgz | Server for boards with 3Dlabs chipsets |
| XI128.tgz | Server for I128-based boards |
All of the following files are required:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Xbin.tgz | The rest of the X11R6 binaries |
| Xcfg.tgz | Configuration files for xdm and xinit |
| Xdoc.tgz | Documentation |
| Xlib.tgz | Shared X libraries and support files |
| Xfnts.tgz | Basic fonts |
| Xman.tgz | Manual pages |
| Xset.tgz | Configuration utility XF86Setup |
| XVG16.tgz | VGA server; needed by configuration utility XF86Setup |
| preinst.sh | Pre-installation script |
| postinst.sh | Post-installation script |
| extract | Extraction utility |
The following files are optional:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Xlkit.tgz | Server link kit for customization |
| Xf100.tgz | 100-dpi screen fonts |
| Xfscl.tgz | Scaled fonts (Speedo, Type1) |
| Xfcyr.tgz | Cyrillic fonts |
| Xfnon.tgz | Other fonts (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Hebrew) |
| Xfsrv.tgz | Font server and configuration files |
| Xprog.tgz | X header files, configuration files, and libraries needed at compilation time |
| Xnest.tgz | Nested X server |
| Xvfb.tgz | X server that uses a virtual framebuffer |
| Xprt.tgz | X Print server |
| Xps.tgz | PostScript version of the documentation |
| Xhtml.tgz | HTML version of the documentation |
| Xjdoc.tgz | Japanese version of some documentation |
| Xjhtm.tgz | Japanese HTML version of the documentation |
The XFree86 directory should contain README files and installation notes for the current version.
Obtain these files and save them in the directory /var/tmp (you can use any other directory; just change the pathname accordingly in the following examples), and create the directory /usr/X11R6 as root. Copy the three files preinst.sh, postinst.sh and extract to /var/tmp. Change to the directory /usr/X11R6 and run:
sh /var/tmp/preinst.sh
Next, make sure the extract utility that you downloaded is executable:
chmod 755 extract
Now unpack the binaries by typing:
/var/tmp/extract /var/tmp/X*.tgz
Finally, run the post-installation script:
sh /var/tmp/postinst.sh
You need to make sure that /usr/X11R6/bin is on your path. This can be done by editing your system default /etc/profile or /etc/csh.login (based on the shell that you or other users on your system, use). Or you can simply add the directory to your personal path by modifying /etc/.bashrc or /etc/.cshrc, based on your shell.
You also need to make sure that /usr/X11R6/lib can be located by ld.so, the runtime linker. To do this, add the line:
to the file /etc/ld.so.conf, and run /sbin/ldconfig as root./usr/X11R6/lib
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| 10.2. Hardware Requirements |  | 10.4. Configuring XFree86 |
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