On May 20, 2014, at 08:59, Frank Schima wrote: > On May 20, 2014, at 4:27 AM, James Griffin wrote: > >> I wanted to run some xterms earlier and found I needed to install >> XQuartz. Then I remembered (possibly incorrectly) that I could use X11 >> built using Macports. >> >> Would you say using the X11 implementation is better in terms of using >> and availability of X applications, many of which I will install using >> Macports? I mean, the applications from Macports, are they able to be >> used on XQuartz X server, I'm guessing they can be. >> >> I'm not experienced with X11 on Mac computers really so I apologise if >> this is a silly question. > > X11 acts the same on OS X as it does anywhere else. So you can ssh into a > Linux box and run X11 applications from there on your Mac. > > You basically have 2 options to install X11 on OS X. > > 1. Use Macports. > Type the following in Terminal: > sudo port install xorg-server > Follow this up by logging out and logging back in. > This is my preferred method because it uses Macports and is thus simple to > keep updated. > > 2. Install XQuartz from <http://xquartz.macosforge.org/>.
And in case it's not clear, XQuartz is the same software that's available in MacPorts in the xorg-* ports. The versions in MacPorts are just usually a little bit newer. I prefer to install X11 with MacPorts for this reason, and because there will be less duplication of files. _______________________________________________ macports-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo/macports-users
