Configuring X
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Older versions of FreeBSD use XFree86 as their X11 software, but due to licensing and update issues, XFree86 has been replaced as the default X install. FreeBSD 5.3 was the first release to include Xorg, but all versions of FreeBSD since 5.3 include support for both XFree86 and Xorg.
To install Xorg from source it is recommended that you first update your ports using cvsup.
Log in and su to root:
$ su -
and you have 2 options. You can build from ports or use the pre-built FreeBSD Packages.
Note: To build Xorg in its entirety, be sure to have at least 4 GB of free space available.
To build Xorg from ports:
# cd /usr/ports/x11/xorg
