Re: info: single install xfree86 + minimal cygwin?

["Jim George" <jim dot george at blueyonder dot co dot uk>]

If you SuSE Linux box is only acting as a fileserver, gateway why run X on
it?  If you make it run at runlevel 3 then it only needs the command prompt
and you won't need xfree86 under cygwin to access it.

Indeed you don't anyway, simply ssh or telnet to Linux box.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Huckvale" <Tim.Huckvale@Charteris.com>
To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 10:31 AM
Subject: RE: info: single install xfree86 + minimal cygwin?


I'm interested in a minimal cygwin / xfree86 package since I'm only
using it to control my SuSE Linux fileserver and internet gateway which
sits in a corner with no keyboard or monitor. I connect via xdm and run
KDE desktop. The total cygwin and xfree86 installation takes up 100
Mbyte disk space, which seems excessive.

I removed the 75dpi fonts in response to Ian's remark below, but had to
put them back when I found that the KDE desktop looked horrible. (It
still doesn't display SuSE's yast2 windows properly, but that's another
story.)

I guess you can't come up with a minimal package that suits everyone,
but perhaps it's worth recording experiences such as mine in the
archive.

Thanks to all involved in cygwin/xfree86 development - you're doing a
super job!

Regards,
Tim



> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com
> [mailto:cygwin-xfree-owner@cygwin.com]On Behalf Of Ian Burrell
> Sent: Wednesday, 10 April 2002 00:49
> To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com
> Cc: cygwin-apps@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: info: single install xfree86 + minimal cygwin?
> ....
> There are a couple of refinements that can be made to the
> repackaging.
> First, the 75dpi fonts make up the bulk (10MB) of the fonts
> package and
> aren't strictly required. They could be made their own package. The
> miscellaneous fonts could be folded into the base package so there is
> only one required package.
> ...

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