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- From: PETM@ibm.rz.tu-clausthal.de
- Subject: Version numbers & Compatibility
- Message-ID: <1685E6D6C.PETM@ibm.rz.tu-clausthal.de>
- Sender: root@solaris.rz.tu-clausthal.de (Operator)
- Organization: Rechenzentrum der TU CLAUSTHAL
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 06:46:52 GMT
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- Hello,
- As I am new to Linux and planning to install it with X11 on my machine,
- I have to following questions:
- o which is the newest version of Linux (and where can I get it)?
- o which is the newest version of a Linux-X11 port and what is X386?
- o which X11 version works with the corresponding Linux version
- (I've heard that there have been some difficulties)
- o which GNU-C/C++ compiler do I have to use to recompile X11?
- o Is there any german keyboard device driver?
- I know that these questions belong to FAQ's but I think that it is a real
- problem of Linux that nobody knows the current versions and their
- compatibilities to existing application software until he makes his own
- (errorful) experiences, maybe one should create a regularly posted
- (and proved) 'error magazine' to avoid such problems.
-
- Thanks,
- Thomas Mueller (petm@ibm.rz.tu-clausthal.de)
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