1

I have recently purchased a Mac Book Pro (Mavericks 10.9.3) and I'd like to run Inkscape. After researching the subject I see that I need to install X11, however I don't want to do this if X11 is going to run continuously and chew up CPU resources. (Inkscape is the only X11 app I am likely to use, I think).

So, if I install X11, will it run whenever the machine is in use? Or only when an X11 app (such as Inkscape) is running. And are there other downsides/complications to running X11?

Improve this question

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
3

If you install the X11 subsystem, it will only run when you have an X11 program running.

Much the same as when installing the JVM - that will only run when you run a Java program.

Improve this answer
0

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .