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- From: robbhar@csn.net (Robert Harrison)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga
- Subject: Re: Net BSD GUI's
- Date: 5 Jan 1996 18:13:18 GMT
- Organization: SuperNet Inc. (303)-296-8202 Denver Colorado
- Message-ID: <1780.6578T641T1986@csn.net>
- References: <609.6574T836T118@csn.net> <4c9sqd$drg@rrzs3.uni-regensburg.de>
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- In message <4c9sqd$drg@rrzs3.uni-regensburg.de>,feyrer@rfhs0003.fh.uni-regensburg.de (Hubert Feyrer), wrote:
- > Robert Harrison (robbhar@csn.net) wrote:
- >> Can anyone tell me where to get X-Windows for Net BSD 1.1? Actually of the
- >> ones I see in the BSD directories which do I need? Also do they include
- >> installation docs?
-
- > Right now, both the 1.0 and the pre-1.1-current work just fine for me,
- > I'm preparing a 1.1-archive from the pre11 one which contains fixes for
- > the bugs mentioned in the BUGS-file and also doesn't force you to install
- > the apps currently in the pre11-distrib.
-
- > For install-docs, the pre11-release contains some README which explains
- > what's necessary. I think you'll be fine with it. If not, there's also
- > Markus' X11-FAQ (under docs).
-
- Well as soon as I get some basic NetBSD under my belt I will get the X-windows
- stuff loaded up - d/l all last night.
-
- >> Novice UNIX user question: is OPen Look or Motif part of the X-windows
- >> system or do I need them separately?
-
- > Neiter is part of the X distribution.
-
- > OpenLook is only available in source form at this time, and to get the
- > source for Motif, you have to pay. I don't know of anyone selling
- > Motif-binaries for NetBSD/amiga. Tell me if you find some binaries
- > of the one or other. There's some OpenLook (XView)-binary for X11R5
- > here(*), but this tends to puke on you in some cases.
-
- Darn, I had Motif and OpenLook for SVR4 on the A3000UXG and thought
- they were great.
- Thanks,
- Rob
-
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- Rob Harrison robbhar@csn.net
- Grand Valley Multimedia
- using: A3000T/040 @35MHz,
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