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X11 and Panther
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JFischel
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Oct 8, 2003, 09:16 AM
 
Hey all, I'm new to the X11 gig. I'm wondering if someone can fill me in on things. I get the impression from Apple's page that X11 is now an active part of Panther, not something I'll need to download. So, I'm wondering if that means if I get binary that needs an X Windowing environment I can just double click on it and the OS will take it from there?

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Oct 8, 2003, 10:17 AM
 
my guess is that you will still need to type ./<app name> in the terminal to launch it.
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Oct 8, 2003, 10:50 AM
 
X11 1.0 is a seperate package, you can install it from the 3rd Panther CD.

The beta version I had of X11 wouldn't work when I upgraded to Panther, so I had to delete it and install the one from the CD, and worked great.
     
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Oct 8, 2003, 10:57 AM
 
Originally posted by ZildjianKX:
X11 1.0 is a seperate package, you can install it from the 3rd Panther CD.

The beta version I had of X11 wouldn't work when I upgraded to Panther, so I had to delete it and install the one from the CD, and worked great.

what exactly do you need to delete?
I want to know so I can avoid heart attacks later on :-P Doesn't it upgrade the X11? Automatically?
     
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Oct 8, 2003, 01:13 PM
 
So, I'm wondering if that means if I get binary that needs an X Windowing environment I can just double click on it and the OS will take it from there?
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/

"X11 Dock Menu — Activate X11 applications directly from the Dock icon.

Double-click apps — Launch X11 applications directly in the Finder."
     
   
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