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- XFree86 2.0 Release for Linux (31 Oct 93)
- =========================================
-
- Checklist:
- ==========
- This is a quick checklist for the impatient, the issues are explained in
- this document.
-
- ( ) XFree86 2.0 requires ld.so 1.3 or greater
- ( ) XFree86 2.0 requires libc 4.4.1 or greater
- ( ) XFree86 2.0 requires kernel greater/equal to 0.99pl12 for SVGA server
- (ld.so requires this)
- ( ) XFree86 2.0 requires kernel greater/equal to 0.99pl13 for some
- accelerated servers
- ( ) You need 3.5-3.7MB of disk space for a minimal installation, depending
- on the Xserver you use.
- ( ) You must be root and use a `umask 022' for the install
- ( ) Untar files from /
-
- Requirements:
- =============
- XFree86 2.0 has dynamically linked libraries that use `ld.so'. You need to
- have installed at least version 1.3 of ld.so. If you are already
- using the ld.so dynamic linker you can find out the current version by typing
- the command `ldd -V'. The ld.so dynamic linker will not prevent old (non
- ld.so) binaries from working, after it has been installed any new files you
- compile will use it (they will also be 2.5K smaller in size). XFree86 2.0
- does *not* include ld.so - you will need to obtain it.
-
- You need to be using a version of libc greater than 4.4.1 (sometimes it is
- written as `DLL Jump 4.4pl1')
-
- If you are using the SVGA and Mono servers you need to be using a kernel
- that is greater than or equal to 0.99pl12 (ld.so requires this). The
- accelerated servers require a kernel greater than or equal to 0.99pl13 because
- they use the mmap() system call (the implementation in earlier kernels does
- not work correctly).
-
- 3.5-3.7MB of disk space is required for a minimal installation (depends on
- the Xserver you use).
-
- If you choose to install *all* of XFree86 2.0 you will need 21MB of disk
- space. You will need approxmately 10MB more space if you wish to rebuild all
- the servers. You will need 2.5MB to rebuild a single server with PEX.
-
- It is recomended that your system have at least 8MB of main memory to
- comfortably use XFree86 2.0.
-
- Shadow Passwords:
- =================
-
- The binary release of XFree86 2.0 for Linux has a shell script that starts
- either xdm-shadow or xdm-passwd depending on the existance of the /etc/shadow
- file. If you wish to save disk space you can remove the xdm shell script,
- rename the appropriate xdm binary and remove the other.
-
- Files:
- ======
- The following files are part of the XFree86 2.0 distribution,
-
- XF86_8514-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using IBM8514 chips
- XF86_Mach32-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using Mach32 chips
- XF86_Mach8-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using Mach8 chips
- XF86_Mono-2.0.tar.gz A Monochrome server
- XF86_S3-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using S3 chips
- XF86_SVGA-2.0.tar.gz An SVGA server
- XF86_VGA16-2.0.tar.gz A server for 16 colour graphics modes
- xf86-svr-2.0.tar.gz All of the above servers
- xf86-bin-2.0.tar.gz Client programs
- xf86-cfg-2.0.tar.gz XDM configuration files and chooser
- xf86-fnt-2.0.tar.gz Fonts (all of them)
- xf86-kit-2.0.tar.gz Linkkit for building your own X servers
- xf86-lib-2.0.tar.gz Dynamic libraries, bitmaps and minimal fonts
- xf86-man-2.0.tar.gz Manual pages (both client + programmer)
- xf86-pex-2.0.tar.gz PEX libraries and sample clients
- xf86-prg-2.0.tar.gz Static libs, dynamic stubs, configs and include files
- xf86-doc-2.0.tar.gz Documentation and release notes for XFree86 2.0
-
-
- Checksums:
- ==========
- The Linux binaries released by the XFree86 team have the following `gzip'
- crc values as reported by `gzip --list --verbose'. If the files you retreive
- do not have these crc values then this document does not describe what is in
- your files. Proceed with caution.
-
- method crc date time compressed uncompr. ratio uncompressed_name
- defla e4dbcf28 Oct 31 14:52 783488 2191360 64.2% xf86-bin-2.0.tar
- defla 4e050b00 Oct 20 05:52 7552 30720 75.5% xf86-cfg-2.0.tar
- defla 8a065998 Oct 31 16:42 135027 542720 75.1% xf86-doc-2.0.tar
- defla c87a7ba5 Oct 20 05:52 1738408 2191360 20.6% xf86-fnt-2.0.tar
- defla da059176 Oct 31 14:03 1541262 4546560 66.1% xf86-kit-2.0.tar
- defla e68e8660 Oct 20 05:46 682069 1679360 59.3% xf86-lib-2.0.tar
- defla eef39daf Oct 20 05:48 419262 2744320 84.7% xf86-man-2.0.tar
- defla e416cac7 Oct 20 05:50 1006837 2969600 66.1% xf86-pex-2.0.tar
- defla c2028752 Oct 20 06:36 778145 2938880 73.5% xf86-prg-2.0.tar
- defla 0f30b8b4 Oct 31 13:48 2659275 5990400 55.6% xf86-svr-2.0.tar
- defla f9fa819f Oct 20 07:19 378703 860160 55.9% XF86_8514-2.0.tar
- defla 98206cb7 Oct 25 02:41 426953 983040 56.5% XF86_Mach32-2.0.tar
- defla 8e99b881 Oct 20 07:17 382589 870400 56.0% XF86_Mach8-2.0.tar
- defla 4645befd Oct 20 07:16 336937 778240 56.7% XF86_Mono-2.0.tar
- defla d3d64b27 Oct 31 13:45 416004 942080 55.8% XF86_S3-2.0.tar
- defla e5735ed1 Oct 20 07:12 404543 942080 57.0% XF86_SVGA-2.0.tar
- defla 8639e945 Oct 20 07:16 356513 778240 54.1% XF86_VGA16-2.0.tar
- 12453567 31979520 61.0% (totals)
-
- Installation:
- =============
- The contents of the above files should be extracted from the / directory on
- your system as the user `root'. Before doing this you should check that your
- `umask' value is 022. To be sure use the command `umask 022'. Caution: If
- you do not extract the files as user `root' with the correct umask you may not
- be able to run XFree86 2.0. Some of the files need special permissions that
- can only be assigned by this user.
-
- Base Configuration: (3.5-3.7MB Depends on Xserver chosen)
- -------------------
- As hinted in the requirements section, you do not need to install all of
- the pieces of XFree86 2.0 to be able to use it. A minimal configuration
- needs 3.5-3.7MB of free disk space and the following three files:
-
- xf86-bin-2.0.tar.gz Client programs
- xf86-lib-2.0.tar.gz Dynamic libraries, config files and minimal fonts
- XF86_<XXX>.tar.gz An Xserver for your card.
-
- You are warned that some of the client programs may complain and not run
- because of missing fonts.
-
- Option: (+2.1MB) full fonts
- -------
- The fonts file contains all the 75dpi fonts (excluding PEX) that are
- released with X11 Release 5.
-
- xf86-fnt-2.0.tar.gz Fonts (all of them)
-
- Option: (+2.8MB) building X11 software - programmers kit
- -------
- In order to build additional X11 software you will need the following
- files in addition to the minimal configuration,
-
- xf86-prg-2.0.tar.gz Static libs, dynamic stubs, configs and includes
-
- Option: (+2.6MB) manual pages
- -------
- This file contains manual pages for XFree86 2.0 servers and utilities
- plus X11 clients and programming libraries.
-
- xf86-man-2.0.tar.gz Manual pages (both client + programmer)
-
- Option: accelerated servers
- -------
- If you have a graphics board that has one of the supported accelerated
- chipsets using one of these accelerated servers.
-
- XF86_8514-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using IBM8514 chips
- XF86_Mach32-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using Mach32 chips
- XF86_Mach8-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using Mach8 chips
- XF86_S3-2.0.tar.gz An accelerated server for cards using S3 chips
-
- NOTE: There is some simple accelerated support for cards using the Cirrus
- Logic 5426/5428 and Western Digital wd90c31 in the regular XF86_SVGA
- server. Consult the manual page for Xconfig for how to control the
- accelerated features.
-
- Option: (+4.8MB) Linkkit (rebuilding an XFree86 2.0 server)
- -------
- If you want or need to rebuild an XFree86 2.0 server you need the
- following file in addition to the base configuration and the programmers
- kit.
-
- xf86-kit-2.0.tar.gz Linkkit for building your own X servers
-
- When rebuilding all the servers (including PEX) you will typically need
- an additional 10MB of disk space. If you are building just a single server
- you will need 2MB (2.5MB with PEX) of space.
-
- Option: (+2.8MB) PEX libraries
- -------
- If you would like to use and build PEX programs you will need the
- following file in addition to a server that supports PEX. The distributed
- servers do *not* include PEX support by default - you will have to build
- one using the link kit.
-
- xf86-pex-2.0.tar.gz PEX libraries and sample clients
-
- Option: (+30k) XDM configuration files
- -------
- If you are using XDM you may want these cofiguration files and chooser.
-
- xf86-cfg-2.0.tar.gz XDM configuration files and chooser
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Simon Cooper <scooper@vizlab.rutgers.edu>
- Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de>
-