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3 Replies Last post: Jan 20, 2007 4:20 PM by pekemo  
Click to view themoebius's profile New Member 1 posts since
Jan 11, 2007
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Jan 11, 2007 11:38 AM

installing X11 on 10.4.8

i just bought this macbook pro and i want to install X11 so i can use open office, but the instruction given on apple's website for installing X11 don't follow. When I click on that custom button in the Mac OS X Installer app I get a list of apps that are already installed like iDVD, iCal, etc, etc. and not the heirarchy of available packages like the documentation says i should. furthermore, when i search for the package file itself, I can't find it. I see X11SDK but i don't need that. The correct package should be X11User.pkg.

The second install disc has no files on it except the text file telling me to use the first installation disc and only insert the second when the installer tells me.

Maybe this is all too new and apple hasn't updated their documentation yet? In any case, how do I get X11 installed?
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Click to view ohno's profile Member 230 posts since
Nov 29, 2006
1. Jan 11, 2007 12:16 PM in response to: themoebius
Re: installing X11 on 10.4.8
You should be able to download Neo Ofiice, I believe that it does not require X11. As for installing X11, I had to reinstall OSX and do a custom install at that time. I'm not sure if it will work trying to install it after the fact.
Click to view drmbb's profile Old Hand 2,353 posts since
Jun 14, 2001
2. Jan 12, 2007 8:53 AM in response to: themoebius
Re: installing X11 on 10.4.8
Browse your install disc for "OptionalInstalls.mpkg". Double click on that and select to only install X11. I would also suggest installing the sdk package too. It is really quite small, and some X11 apps do need the additional libs in the dev package.
Click to view pekemo's profile New Member 1 posts since
Jan 20, 2007
3. Jan 20, 2007 4:20 PM in response to: drmbb
Re: installing X11 on 10.4.8