Questions tagged [xquartz]
XQuartz is the OSX version of X server
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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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Should I install X11 on my Mac Book Pro?
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 ...
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How to run `xterm` without getting a “Can't open display” error message?
On OS X 10.9.2 with XQuartz installed, I get the following message whenever I try to launch an xterm from Terminal.app:
$ xterm
xterm: Xt error: Can't open display: :0.0
How can I run xterm properly?...
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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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Using XQuartz for communicating to the Centos server using local graphical user interface
I wonder how to use XQuartz to communicate with the Centos server through a local graphical user interface on my Mac? I did the following steps so far, and the result so far is just connect to the ...
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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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Xquartz on Mavericks 10.9 fails
There is an issue with running xquartz on my system. I installed it by using the link from the Apple website. However when I run xquartz from terminal I get:
:~$ xquartz
/Applications/Utilities/...
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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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Launching Terminal app starts XQuartz
Whenever I start the Terminal app in OS X Lion, XQuartz starts automatically. Is this intentional?
I recently turned off much of the resume functionality because too many things were starting without ...
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XQuartz, utf-8 and filenames
This is a question in the continuation of this one:
UTF8 filenames and shell utilities:
the nightmare of utf-8 and filenames is….
How to avoid this confusion with most notably the ls command on ...
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Poor X Windows performance
I use Macs a lot to host applications running on Linux boxes via X Windows, but tend to find that, after some period of time, I can no longer open new X Windows clients on the Mac - I get messages ...
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/opt insufficient permissions [duplicate]
After updating Mountain Lion to Mavericks xQuartz and MacPorts throws errors about insufficient permissions. (xQuartz and MacPorts are the latest version)
I noticed:
$ sudo mkdir /opt/tmp
mkdir: /...
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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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no key repeat in Xquartz (x11)
I don't think I've used x11 since switching to Mountain Lion (and thus Xquartz). I recently tried to use it and my key repeat isn't working. When I press a key, it inserts the corresponding ...
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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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SSH remote using XQuartz dosent work in Lion
I was using previous version of Mac and used to connected to a server with SSH console.It used to run X 11 after loading my requested programs(Mathematica) on remote server and was working properly....
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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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Gtk2 randomly crashes
I have a small program in C that I wanted to add a GUI to, so after looking around I decided to use GTK+. I installed gtk2 using MacPorts (version installed was gtk2 @2.24.18_1+x11).
I am compiling ...
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Mountain Lion ssh -X problems
How to run on Mountain Lion X11 forwarding via SSH?
Example:
ssh -X some@example.com xterm
my /etc/sshd_config has
X11Forwarding yes
#X11DisplayOffset 10
X11UseLocalhost yes
# XAuthLocation added ...
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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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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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“S” key does not work in X11 (XQuartz)
The S key seems to be mapped to an incorrect value in XQuartz for me. I am running OS X 10.7.5 and XQuartz 2.7.4 (xorg-server 1.13.0). The problem also occurs in X11.app (XQuartz 2.6.5, xorg-server ...
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Running GUI application from Console Login
What I'm trying to do is after logging into the >console on my mac mini run safari. Its on
10.6.8 if that matters, I've tried a 10.8.3 machine. Once logged in, I login as root. From here is it ...
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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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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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X11/XQuartz problem on 10.8.2
On my Snow Leopard iMac, X11 is broken. I get:
dyld: Symbol not found: __cg_DGifGetLine Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ ImageIO....
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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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Cabal won't configure X11 in Mountain Lion
I need to run cabal install X11 >=1.5.0.0 && <1.6
But it fails when configuring:
Resolving dependencies...
Configuring X11-1.5.0.1...
configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-...
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Installing Xmonad on Mountain Lion?
I'm following this tutorial http://sourcematters.org/2012/06/27/xmonad-on-os-x-lion.html to install Xmonoad on OS X through Xquartz.
When installing some of Xmonad's dependencies through cabal, cabal ...
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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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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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Compress PDF with adjustable ratio
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 ...
