Could a macUpdate staff member please update the XQuartz short description? It still says “Community supported update to X11 in Leopard,” but if I’m not mistaken (and it’s entirely possible that I am), the last version of XQuartz that ran on Leopard was 2.6.3, and the current version (2.7.4) runs only on Snow Leo, Lion and Mountain Lion. Thanks.

This IS X11. This is where Apple contributes to and sources what they provide with Mac OS X as X11. The XQuartz project is typically well ahead of what Apple provide.

This is GEEKWARE. It requires knowledge of using the CLI found in the Terminal app for full capability. If you don't know what X11 is, if you don't know what MacPorts are or what Fink/Porticus/PortAuthority/Pallet are, then don't download XQuartz. Don't install it. Don't write a one star review out of ignorance. Learn about X11 and XQuartz first.

I use X11 apps and features frequently. I love this stuff. But I am a geek and I have taken the time to learn how to use this. I also have unfathomably patience setting up this geek level stuff. It takes unfathomable patience to use X11 because it is designed by geeks for geeks, not for average or even intermediate users. It is in fact a big, frustrating PITA to use X11 successfully! But the rewards are a lot of fun.

ALSO NOTE: Apple are no longer going to provide X11 with Mac OS X! It come with the Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion installer. INSTEAD Apple are going to direct Mac users to download exactly what we have here: XQuartz, the source project for X11. So if you like X11, download the latest stable XQuartz and get to work with it!

BUT! Be sure to read ALL the documentation at the source website BEFORE you download or install new versions. Because this is geekware, IT HAS BUGS. Some bugs may mean that it won't install on or work with your version of Mac OS X. Please do your homework so you're ready for the XQuartz's challenges.

FYI, they rolled out one last version for Leopard:

http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/Leopard/X11-2.6.3.dmg

From the developer:

http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/xquartz-dev/2011-July/003389.html

"XQuartz 2.6.3 is a stability and security release of the 2.6 series. It pulls in various bug fixes found over the past few months including some annoying crashers with RandR, quartz-wm window placement issues, and better support for AFP home directories. In addition, this release includes fixes for the libpng vulnerabilities announced earlier this month.

"Due to the nature of these changes, I decided to roll one last release of XQuartz for Leopard. This should be the last release to support Leopard. I previously said 2.6.1 would be the last Leopard release, but this time I mean it ;)"

Note to Leopard users from the developer:

"If you're a Leopard user, I'm sorry, but your update has been delayed (probably until January). I lost my connection to my Leopard box while creating the package and won't have access to it for a couple weeks. 2.6.0_rc1 should serve you well until then."

http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/xquartz-dev/2010-December/003062.html

Info on RC1 for Leopard, if you can't wait 2 weeks:

http://lists.macosforge.org/pipermail/xquartz-dev/2010-December/003053.html

Official release or not, it just works and I'm just another happy Gimp user!

Hi guys,

I'm having a similar problem to that reported by RODJEN.

{code}
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM defaults[27340]
The domain/default pair of (org.x.X11, dpi) does not exist

17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] xauth: creating new authority file /Users/bsmith/.serverauth.27313
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] xauth: (stdin):2: unknown command "f60c7923c75ea2b00b5b1141d27a1f69"
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] xauth: (stdin):3: unknown command "f60c7923c75ea2b00b5b1141d27a1f69"
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] Xquartz: X11.app = /Applications/Utilities/X11_crashing.app/Contents/MacOS/X11
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] Xquartz: Starting X server: /Applications/Utilities/X11_crashing.app/Contents/MacOS/X11 --listenonly
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] dyld: Library not loaded: /Appli
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] cations/Utilities/X11.app/Contents/Frameworks/Sparkle.framework/Versions/A/Sparkle
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] Referenced from: /Applications/Utilities/X11_crashing.app/Contents/MacOS/X11.bin
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.startx[27313] Reason: image not found
17/10/09 1:48:31 PM org.x.privileged_startx[5656] font_cache: Updating FC cache
17/10/09 1:48:33 PM org.x.startx[27313] font_cache: Done
17/10/09 1:48:33 PM org.x.startx[27313] waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
17/10/09 1:48:33 PM org.x.startx[27313] waiting for X server to begin accepting connections
17/10/09 1:48:33 PM org.x.privileged_startx[5656] font_cache: Done
{code}

I found Sparkle 1.5b6

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20366/sparkle

Should it be ok just to install this? Will it help and not break anything else. I don't have any unusual installs afaik.

Thanks,

Brooke

WARNING: Be sure to have a good system backup before installing version 2.2.1. YMMV, but it rendered my Early 2006 iMac unbootable. Thank the gods for Time Machine!