Where is X11?

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Where is X11?

Hi,

Just got my MBP a week ago and I'm trying to run OpenOffice on it. I know I need X11 (I'm a long time UNIX user so I get what X11 is) but I can't find it. The page says to install it off of your Tiger DVD, but I have no clue what the steps are to get it installed. If I try to "install bundled software" I see nowhere to tell it to install X.

I do have Xcode and the development tools installed which includes X11SDK, but that doesn't appear to do the trick.

Help! I have a .doc file I need to see and no desire to run out and buy MS Office.

Thanks!
Mike

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Apr 27, 2006 5:53 PM

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tribe

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Apr 27, 2006 6:00 PM in response to nule

Install Disc 1 -> XCode Tools -> Packages -> X11SDK.pkg

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Answer 2

Apr 27, 2006 6:04 PM in response to nule

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/x11formacosx.html

iMac G5 Rev C Mac OS X (10.4.5) Maxed Out

Just download if you are having problems finding it on your CD.

But to be realistic, you better hope that .doc file doesn't have some advanced formatting, because Open Office just will not cut it.

Why not run Office 2004 in Rosetta?

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nule Author

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Apr 27, 2006 6:06 PM in response to tribe

Thanks for the reply - I have X11SDK installed and as far as I can tell that does not install X11 itself. I certainly can't figure out how to launch it if it did. Where would it be if that's it?

Thanks again.

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nerowolfe

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Apr 27, 2006 6:07 PM in response to nule

try this
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/

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nule Author

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Apr 27, 2006 6:08 PM in response to nule

OK, I'm a total idiot. I scrolled down on my install disk 1 and there was an "optional installs" mpkg and its in there.

Well, thanks anyway.

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tribe

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Apr 27, 2006 6:10 PM in response to nule

Sorry Nule, I didn't see that you already had that package. My bad.

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Answer 7

Apr 27, 2006 6:21 PM in response to nule

Reading this I just downloaded the X11 package and I went through it, and now I know it's worthless for me...

How do I delete it? is it the folder named "usr" that has 950MB?

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