Shaleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > X is getting cleaned up and we are trying to freeze and release. The > new X > comes at a bad time. X takes quite some time to compile and debug. > Hopefully > it will be soon. > > Of course, you can always compile your own -- hope you have a beefy > machine. >
No thanks!! I do have a beefy machine, but still wouldn't relish the prospect of compiling something like X! The answers I got from my question have reassured me. Coming from a RedHat background where the redhat ftp structure is much simpler (though not necessarily better) I have found Debian very complicated from the upgrading point of view. I install new packages with dpkg -i xxx.deb - I used dselect just once on initial installation. I can't even beigin to understand apt-get. I would *love* to see a simple X utility like xrpm or glint which gives a GUI interface to rpm. I understand apt will eventually fill this role, but it does seem a long time coming! Take care. -- Phillip Deackes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian Linux v.2.0
