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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@@ -295,6 +295,13 @@
 
     <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r XFree86</userinput></screen>
     
+    <para>You can also use the ports collection to install
+      <application>XFree86 4.X</application>, for that you simply need
+      to type the following commands:</para>
+
+    <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</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>