Installing X11 for Tiger 10.4.3

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Installing X11 for Tiger 10.4.3

After using X11 for many years in my G3 computer, I wanted to install X11 again on my new G4.
Some browsing on the Internet revealed that it is available as addition software on the tiger installation DVD’s under "optional software".
The problem now is that there is no item "optional software" on the tiger DVD’s I received with my mini Mac. There is no X11user package available on the DVD’s. (The X11Sdk package is yes on the DVD).
Downloading the X11-version from apple downloads only resulted in an "incorrect version".
Some help would be appreciated in finding the X11User package.

Sincerely.

Powermac 10.1, Mac OS X (10.4.3), Minimac

Posted on Dec 28, 2005 4:43 AM

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Kappy

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Dec 28, 2005 7:52 AM in response to Peterx

The Tiger DVD has an Optional Installs package from which you can selectively install the X11 package. Double-click on the Optional Installs package icon to open the installer. Select the X11 package to install it.

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Peterx Author

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Dec 28, 2005 8:30 AM in response to Kappy

Sorry, no item on the dvd with that name. Only a item called "Install Bundled Software Only". That on contains safari etc., but no X11.

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Kappy

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Dec 28, 2005 9:08 AM in response to Peterx

Then perhaps it's only available on the retail Tiger DVD. It's not available as a separate download as far as I can tell. All the info I find says to install it from the Tiger DVD. Try contacting a local Apple retailer about it. It's supposed to be part of the Tiger distribution unless Apple does not make it part of the bundled software that comes with the Mini.

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Peterx Author

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Dec 28, 2005 10:29 AM in response to Kappy

It has all the earmarks; Apple seems to sell Tiger versions without the X11 software. The only problem is that there download site tells: "Note 10.4 customers can install X11 by using the Tiger DVD installer disk."
It al so seems that Apple should replace the word "can" with "must"; since there seems to be no other way of installing X11.

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Peterx Author

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Dec 28, 2005 1:27 PM in response to Peterx

Solved it; the "Optional Install" is indeed on the dvd; but hidden. Scroll downward and thy will find...

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