= X11R6.8.1 Release =

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== About the X11R6.8.1 Release ==

The !X11R6.8.1 release is a security release on top of !X11R6.8.0; it patches several holes in the X Pixmap library (libXpm).

== Download the X11R6.8.1 Release ==

A set of seven tarballs are available that contain the !X11R6.8.1 release, or you can get the release directly from CVS using the "XORG-6_8_1" tag. 

	* [[http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/X11R6.8.1/src-single/|Source tarball directory (HTTP)]]
	* [[ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/xorg/X11R6.8.1/src-single/|Source tarball directory (FTP)]]

== Getting X6.8.1 via CVS ==

Use your freedesktop.org shell account to access /cvs/xorg with ssh, or use anonymous CVS to obtain a copy of the lastest X.Org Foundation release (~320MB):

{{{
$ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xorg login
CVS password: <hit return>
$ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@cvs.freedesktop.org:/cvs/xorg co -P -rXORG-6_8_1 xc
}}}

For more information on CVS access and how you may obtain write access to the X.Org repository please check the CvsPage.

== See also ==

Information about the 6.8.x series of releases. (X11R68Release)