I have downloaded XQuartz from the apple recommended site (and others) but everytime I launch them, the installation freezes when it asks to choose a directory for the installation. Does anyone have a solution for this problem?
MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)
You need to have administrator privileges to install this software. Most installers give you the opportunity to login as an administrator, but this one doesn't seem to do this. I just logged into a different account with administrator privileges, and it worked fine.
Hi,
I have exactly the same problem and I even can not install it in root user?!!!!!Whats wrong?
Hi ,May I know how you did solve your problem?!!
As indicated I logged out as my (non-admin) self and logged back in to an account with administrator priviledges. I was then able to use the installer to install xquartz.
I dont have other user than Admin .Just one Admin.It doesnt work.I even enabled root user and even with that it didnt work.Any suggestion??
This did not work for us either. We also only have one user (just one Admin). In the end we gave up and purchased "Crossover" to run these applications
Sorry. I long ago gave up trying to figure why these sorts
of things do or don't work. Apparently Apple has too.
Hi ,I found the answer!!!The answer is easy!!! just update it to 10.9 the problem will be solved.It is a bug in 10.8.5.
Hi ,I found the answer!!!The answer is easy!!! just update it to 10.9 the problem will be solved.It is a bug in 10.8.5.
If I update to Mavericks I would lose some of necessary applications that aren't compatible with OS 10.9, and I'd probably have to buy a new printer since Canon tells me my driver probably won't work with OS 10.9.
However, I think I've found a way to install XQuartz on OS 10.8.5 Mountain Lion, and maybe other versions of OS 10.8 as well.
First, I downloaded a shareware extractor app called PACIFIST for Mac (Google it). It easily unpacked the XQuartz installer into a folder containing the XQuartz application and several other items.
I put the XQuartz app in the Utilities folder in Applications and the 2 Launch files in their respective folders in the Library.
However, there are 2 other folders labeled "opt" and "private" that I don't recognize and can't figure out where they go.
If someone knows where to put these folders, this could be a simple solution to everyone's problem installing Xquartz on OS 10.8.
Thanks!
Problem installing XQuartz on OsX 10.8.5
