diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml
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@@ -287,7 +287,13 @@
       binaries provided on the <ulink
       url="http://www.XFree86.org/">XFree86 web site</ulink>.  A binary
       package to use with &man.pkg.add.1; tool is also available for
-      <application>XFree86 4.X</application>.</para>
+      <application>XFree86 4.X</application>.  When the remote fetching
+      feature of &man.pkg.add.1; is used, the version number of the
+      package must be removed.  &man.pkg.add.1; will automatically fetch
+      the latest version of the application.  So to fetch and install the
+      package of <application>XFree86 4.X</application>, simply type:</para>
+
+    <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r XFree86</userinput></screen>
     
     <para>The rest of this chapter will explain how to configure
       <application>XFree86</application>, and how to setup a productive desktop environment.</para>