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Originally Posted by BSDfan666
It should be noted.. the developers have stated on the lists several times that a lot of ports/packages require the X11 sets for libraries at run-time/compile-time.
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Actually, the admonition is much stronger.
Section 15.4.1 states that building ports is not supported without X installed.
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They don't really take up much space, so it doesn't hurt to install them.. especially if you plan on installing packages.
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While I don't suspect that you are confusing build requirements with installation, installing
kismet through the package circumvents any need for X at all. While the presence of X isn't entirely verboten, numerous project developers have also advocated not installing it if not necessary. Yet, this is simply a preference for minimalism, not a requirement.