Questions tagged [xquartz]
XQuartz is the OSX version of X server
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Compress PDF with adjustable ratio [duplicate]
One can use Preview to compress a PDF. However Preview on Mac OS X 10.7 does a too hard compression for my taste. There is only one compression setting.
Are there alternative tools that allows you to ...
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Inkscape (or other XQuartz) window disappears when using external screen
I have this issue where Inkscape does not appear when my MacBook Pro is plugged to an external screen. I tried several windows management tools (like Spectable, or Stay) but these did not work for the ...
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ssh -X does not work on Yosemite
Can no longer use X11 with ssh. Have XQuartz2.7.7 installed. Logging in with X11 via ssh gives the warnings
Warning: untrusted X11 forwarding setup failed: xauth key data not generated
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Install InkScape without XQuartz
Is it possible to install InkScape without XQuartz?
I did install it already and it's working but I feel like it's not that native (e.g. the menu doesn't appear on the top pannel but until the title ...
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Alternatives for XQuartz?
XQuartz was always the goto for running X applications on a MacOS desktop. It's been a couple of years since the last version of Quartz and there is no activity on the github, so we may assume that ...
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What is XQuartz?
I have been researching about XQuartz a lot but I haven't been able to find much information.
I found out that it some kind of window manager provider.
I was wondering does it replace the default ...
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Are there any ways to improve the font rendering in X11.app / XQuartz?
I use WingIDE for Python development and it runs under X Windows. The X11 font rendering is driving me crazy. Are there any tricks for getting better fonts in an X Server on MacOS / Lion? Sample image ...
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Xquartz crash infinite loop in Mountain Lion?
I'm trying to get Xquartz to work in Mountain Lion, but when I click it, it starts up, then crash, then starts up again etc. It loops like this until I reboot or logout.
My console says this for ...
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Mountain Lion ssh -X problems
How to run on Mountain Lion X11 forwarding via SSH?
Example:
ssh -X [email protected] xterm
my /etc/sshd_config has
X11Forwarding yes
#X11DisplayOffset 10
X11UseLocalhost yes
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X.Org vs. XQuartz - MacPorts
After installing MacPorts and some software through that way, I noticed that MacPorts installed X.Org.
I've already installed XQuartz years ago and I'm really fine with it.
My 1. question is:
Do I ...
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Do I have to reinstall XQuartz every time I upgrade MacOS?
I use a slightly weird setup where I will connect from my Mac laptop to a linux machine, using ssh -X, and from there connect to a Windows machine using rdesktop. This works just fine, but whenever I ...
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How to determine which one process owns particular window
How to know which process or App is responsible for creating/managing a particular window in macOS?
In my case I got really cryptic error message, in non modal free floating window.
Using message ...
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Start XQuartz automatically on X11 app launch
Before switcthing to Mac OSX 10.8 everytime I launch application which uses x11 it was starting x11 automatically.
After switching to XQuartz and 10.8 it does not work anymore and I have to launch ...
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Does XQuartz work on macOS Mojave?
The latest version is from 2016:
https://www.xquartz.org/
I will try it out .. but wonder if there were some pointers / warnings about this..
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Why doesn't (can't?) terminal support the x11 protocol?
It would be great to be able to x tunnel over ssh; why does one have to use XQuartz (etc) instead?
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Is there a way to move a window without the mouse?
Since installing Mavericks whenever I open a new window in XQuartz (say gvim) it positions the newly created window at the top left of my monitor. Because every monitor now has a menu bar, the menu ...
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preventing ssh command from opening xquartz on every session
Whenever I use ssh, after I type the password, xQuartz pop ups in the dock and terminal window looses focus. This happens even if there's no an X session. Why? How to prevent this behavior?
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Will there be consequences or issues if I install XQuartz?
I need to install XQuartz to install Inkscape, a vector graphics application.
May I know if issues would come when I install XQuartz? I'm new to OS X and I find the need to install an application to ...
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Launch XQuartz app via Automator
I'm trying to launch meld (installed via Homebrew) via an app shortcut, ideally ending up in my Applications folder. A recommended way to launch console apps in Mountain Lion seems to be using ...
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How can I change x11 window size programatically?
How can I change the size of an x11 window with a script, be it AppleScript or otherwise. I have a process running using wine which is using XQuartz as the windowing system and I want to force the x11 ...
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Change installation directory of XQuartz on Mountain Lion
Mountain Lion doesn't include X11 any more, and XQuartz is the substitute. Having installed it, I see that XQuartz 2.7.2 installs in the non-standard (though commonly used) directory /opt. It also ...
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XQuartz has a black background with all apps
I'm running M1 Big Sur with Xquartz. For some reason, the background of all apps run with Xquartz is black (and it sometimes flickers). It seems that XQuartz is trying to help out by forcing a "...
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How to 'startx' from Single User Mode?
I usually run dwm inside Xquartz on OS X Mountain Lion 10.8. But is there a way to boot into Safe Mode (or a console), then startx or xinit, skipping Aqua? I'd like to boot directly into X11.
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Problem in installing X11/XQuartz in Mac 10.8.5
I need to install XQuartz in Mac 10.8.5.But every time when I reach the destination folder selection in installation step,it freezes and doesn't move forward.I have admin account as well but as I ...
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What do you call the OSX Window Server, Window Manager, and Desktop Environment?
In Linux we have three layers that represent the Window Server, Window Manager, and Desktop Environment. All of those three layers have more than one competing technology. I'm confused when talking ...
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XQuartz: Enable ‘Allow connections from network clients’ via command line
I'd like to write a shell script that uses xquartz.
Specifically the ‘Allow connections from network clients’ checkbox at Settings/Security has to be checked. Is there a way to do this ...
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How to run XQuartz in 16-bit color mode
Is it possible to run XQuartz in 16-bit color mode on macOS High Sierra? I tried the suggestions in this question but they didn't seem to work for 16-bit color.
First, I tried setting the color ...
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El Capitan XQuartz fails to open. Abnormal code 126
I am running 10.11.2 on a Macbook Pro and have downloaded the Quartz 2.7.9 and installed it. The installation GUI claims the XQuartz installation was successful. I rebooted my machine and logged ...
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Can't get X11 forwarding working with XQuartz
I'm on Ventura. I'm trying to log in to a remote Linux machine with X11 forwarding enabled. I followed these steps:
Install XQuartz (from the downloadable package on their website, not from brew).
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XQuartz crash and infinite loop on Mojave
XQuartz is crashing constantly and going in an infinite loop on macOS Mojave.
On doing a xinit in the terminal I get:
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to Xserver : connection refused
xinit: ...
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XQuartz crashing in infinite loop -- El Capitan edition
I have a MacBook Air running OSX El Capitan, version 10.11.6. I downloaded XQuartz 2.7.11, but when the program that uses it launches it (or I double-click it in the Utilities folder), XQuartz begins ...
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Is there a way to re-size the XQuartz window?
I am using a Macbook Pro (16-inch 2019, OSX 12.6.5) with X2go to connect to a remote Linux unit. When I connect my Macbook to a secondary display, using the "extended display mode", XQuartz ...
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How to run Linux gui apps on macOS (e.g. via XQuartz)
I'm trying to run some Linux applications on macOS. I have installed XQuartz but if I attempt for instance to run firefox it does something - i.e. the firefox process can be seen by ps:
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Run GUI application in MacOS 10 in Docker
I'd like to run an application in a Docker container that can start a GUI. This guide recommends using XQuartz. After starting XQuartz, run the following:
ip=$(ifconfig en0 | grep inet | awk '$1=="...
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OS X as X Window Server
Is it possible to serve Mac applications like iPhoto over a network to X Window clients?
Our problem is that a broken Graphics card is causing a lot of stripes etc on the screen.
Other remote ...
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(10.15.7) From where can the Quartz image filters be accessed?
I stumbled upon the Quartz image filters when I was building a Quick Action in Automator. From within Automator, I was able to preview the image filters, and some of them are actually pretty cool. I'...
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How can I fix a "black background" when using XQuartz on an Apple Silicon Mac?
When attempting to use applications through XQuartz, such as PyCharm on a remote Linux machine via NoMachine, large numbers of background elements appear "black" on the screen, and if you ...
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What is the difference of an Inkscape installation via MacPorts with +Quartz or +X11 option?
For macOS (High Sierra) Inkscape can be installed via MacPorts with two options: +Quartz or +X11. What is the difference? Which version is (more) recommended?
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iterm2 vs xterm
I am a long time xterm user. As a Sys Admin I connect to many, many Linux systems. My practice has been to use XQuartz to connect to a central system from which I can access all the other systems. ...
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XQuartz: user / environment when executing xinit? (XMonad, xmodmap, etc.)
I'm running XMonad with XQuartz on an 11,3 Macbook Prop Retina. My .xinitrc looks as follow:
[[ -f ~/.Xdefaults ]] && xrdb -load ~/.Xdefaults
export LANG="en_CA.UTF-8"
xmodmap /Users/xxxxxxx/....
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How to run Xquartz in rootless mode?
Is here any way to run the Xquartz in rootless mode?
So when start e.g. xterm, will get only one xterm window without the whole black screen background?
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XQuartz setting default shell for xterm under Ventura
In a clean rebuild of Ventura, my default shell is /bin/zsh. For instance, that is what shows up in a Terminal.app terminal. If I start an xterm (launched from XQuartz 2.8.4), the shell shown in $...
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Are there any Tiling Window Managers similar to Pop!_OS's Tiling WM?
With Pop!_OS's tiling window manager (found here: https://github.com/pop-os/tiler), I can use my mouse instead of the keyboard to tile the windows. I find it easier than complex keyboard combinations.
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Running MTGArena on MacBook Pro using Wine and DXVK
I have recently installed wine for the first time on my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011 running OSX 10.13.6 with OpenGL 16.7.4 and OpenCL 2.8.24) in order to play MTGArena... unfortunately it doesn't ...
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After Mavericks 10.9.2 Update, problems running Keepass/Mono
I have a rMBP 13" late 2013 model and just updated Mavericks today to 10.9.2 (Software OS X 10.9.2 (13C64))
I have been using the OSX package of keepass from here (Openix) without any issues before ...
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MacOS can't display an open3d window from remote server，GLX_ARB_create_context_profile is unavailable
Problem
Device and OS version: MacBook Pro 2021 Apple Silicon 13.0.1 (22A400)
The remote server can't forward open3d window to my Mac
the codes are as follows:
import copy
import numpy as np
import ...
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Invalid screen detect by xrandr
I using MacBook Air M1. When I run xrandr, output is:
xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default
Screen 0: minimum 800 x 525, current 5760 x 1956, maximum 5760 x 1980
default connected ...
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How to make switching between windows in XQuartz work again
After an upgrade to Big Sur I am no longer able to use ⌘ Cmd + ` to switch between windows in XQuartz.
Previously, like on this MacOS Mojave with the same version of XQuartz (2.8.0_beta1)
installed, ...
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Xquartz won't start, log: Xquartz: start_x11_server: (ipc/mig) server died
I tried to launch Xquartz. It keeps crashing and restarting. Here's the sys log
Mar 1 15:24:39 johns-MacBook-Pro org.macosforge.xquartz.startx[4868]: xauth: file /Users/john/.serverauth.4869 does ...
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Xquartz problem for OS 10.14
Recently upgraded to Mojave (10.14) and I'm having a problem creating X apps from the terminal.
OSX 10.14.6
XQuartz 2.7.11 (xorg-server 1.18.4)
[08:44][{501}]% printenv DISPLAY
/private/tmp/com....
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