Doug Thistlethwaite wrote:
>
> Thanks for the insight everyone!
>
> I take it that the slink version doesn't require any library changes to work
> (like
> some of the stuff post BO upgrade. (I just upgraded last week so I have not
> figured everything - or much of anything - out yet :).
Yes, slink uses libc6 (aka glibc2), so if you've upgraded to hamm there
shouldn't be any problem
> I have always used the version of programs that are included in the current
> release. Can I use dselect to load/install the slink version? I think I saw
> something about dselect being replaced in slink... Let me know if there is
> anything special I need to do to install it. Without any alternate
> directions, I
> would use dselect to remove xfstt (hamm version) and them use dselect to find
> &
> load the slink version.
If you're only upgrading xfstt, it would be easier to just download the
relevant .deb from slink then install it directly using "dpkg -i
xfstt_<version>.deb". If you want to use dselect, then you'll have to
point it to dists/unstable/* instead of dists/stable/*. If you do so
then other packages aside from xfstt may also be upgraded, too. Choose
carefully.
> [...]
> So bottom line is I should:1. Load the slink package.
> 2. Copy my .ttf files to the font directory/var/ttfonts
As Stephen Carpenter said, this has changed. I've just upgraded, let's
see...you'll need to put them into /usr/share/fonts/truetype
> 3. Move the xfstt script below to my /etc/inet.d directory.
The package should take care of this for you, but check anyway
> 4. Edit my XF86Config file to include Fontpath "unix/:7101" ... Do I need to
> remove the other Font Stuff already in the file?
Put the new line in but don't change or remove anything else.
> I will give this a try tonight when I get home. Please let me know if I need
> to
> do anything special I missed above.
>
> Thanks for all of the help!
>
> [SNIP SCRIPT]
Good luck!
Noel
--
And if California slides into the ocean,
Like the mystics and statistics say it will.
I predict this motel will be standing,
Until I've paid my bill.
-- Warren Zevon, "Desperados Under the Eaves"
