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I just installed 10.8 and it seems it works quite well.
Wireshark needs X11 and this isn't delivered any more (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5293).
I downloaded X11, and installed it. There is an new Folder on Root /opt/X11 with many subfolders.
Trying to start Wireshark it asks for X11 - but how can I start X11? I am not a UNIX-Geek…
Thanks for help.
DoktorMac, Peter, Bern, Switzerland
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion
Apple have dropped X11 support by default.
You'll need to install Xquartz
AC
Thanks, I installed (see original post) X11 2.7.2, form http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ (as described in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5293 and already postet in original post), but I don't know how to start X11. In http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/Releases I can't see any hint how to start X11.
Thanks for help.
Sorry, I've not actually used X11 for years, so we'll need someone with more up to date knowledge on this port to contribute.
AC
You should be able to just open Wireshark, which in turn
will launch X11. At least that is how it works for me.
BTW, you do need to logout/reboot for X11 to be
available.
If you have already done that, as a check, open terminal
and run "env" and see if /usr/local/bin and /usr/X11/bin
are in your PATH.
Thanks for your reply. Wireshark asks "where is X11".
And, env gives this:
TERM_PROGRAM=Apple_Terminal
TERM=xterm-color
SHELL=/bin/bash
TMPDIR=/var/folders/7q/pb9tqq0x1hd75230xc48swdw0000gn/T/
Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/tmp/launch-z4Yosa/Render
TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=309
TERM_SESSION_ID=37A982B8-1DA3-435E-A3E6-6490E0287442
USER=peter
COMMAND_MODE=unix2003
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/launch-sDSSns/Listeners
__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0:3
Apple_Ubiquity_Message=/tmp/launch-YM3m14/Apple_Ubiquity_Message
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/X11/bin
PWD=/Users/peter
LANG=de_CH.UTF-8
SHLVL=1
HOME=/Users/peter
LOGNAME=peter
_=/usr/bin/env
X11 = XQuartz = X11
If you have downloaded and installed the latest version of XQuartz, you now have X11. They are the same exact thing. Double-click / Open XQuartz and you now have X11 running. At that point you can run your X11 apps.
The end.
It may be that some X11 (XWindows) apps look for the X11 app in your Utilities folder. If that is the case, a trick would be to create a static link (not an alias) to the XQuartz app within the Utilities folder and name it 'X11.app'. It's something to try.
Everything that worked with X11 works with XQuartz. When you start up XQuartz it is even named 'X11' in the menu bar. It boots xterm the same as ever.
If you want to get all ambitious and geeky, I highly recommend learning and installing MacPorts.
How do I start x11 on 10.8?
