> I now understand the path problem.
> 
> However when I type startx I now get=8A
> /usr/libexec/ld.so: xinit: libXext.so.6.1: no such file or directory.
> 
> I don't see any files with those names in the /usr/libexec/ directory.

This problem should be covered in the README. You need to edit
/etc/ld.so.conf to contain /usr/X11R6/lib .

Then either reboot, or "ldconfig -m /usr/X11R6/lib".

Take care,

Bill