I tried installing macports using the no-root option and found that XQuartz insists on installing LaunchDaemons in /Library/LaunchDaemons to start processes up as user root. Is root privileges always required for XQuartz?
I would assume this if it needs direct access to hardware, yes. I think Linux has KMS which allows rootless X, unsure if MacOS has that. Maybe it's required for security? I'm a little curious and reading over: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xinit/launchd to understand this, appreciate any guidance here. Thanks
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