Re: problem installing X11User.pkg on tiger
Re: problem installing X11User.pkg on tiger
- Subject: Re: problem installing X11User.pkg on tiger
- From: Hemant Shah <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:18:20 -0700 (PDT)
--- Eric Hoch <email@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Hemat Sha,
> Am Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:22:27 -0700 (PDT), schrieb Hemant Shah:
> > I just bought an Imac, it came installed with Tiger. I want to
> install
> > X11 on it so I downloaded
> > X11User.pkg from Apple. When I try to install the package, the
> > installer tells me that newer version is already installed. I could
> not
> > find it any where on the system. X11SDK is installed.
>
> First X11 SDK != X11 User Package.
Yep, I knew that.
>
> Second the X11 SDK needs to match the X11 User package. In your
> case this couldn't be simply because the Tiger X11 is based on
> Xfree86 4.4.0 and the Panther X11 is based on Xfree86 4.3.0 and
> what you downloaded from Apple is the Panther version of
> X11User.pkg. Afaik there is up to now no Tiger X11 available for
> Download from Apple. You currently get it only via Tiger
> Installation DVD or Tiger Systeminstallation DVDs comming with new
> Macs.
Thanks, I wish the error message gave me more information. If it had
said the SDK is newer then User, it would have made more sense.
>
> So you should first try and see if in Applications/Utilities you
> find an X11.app. That's what Joe already suggested.
>
I ran find command on the system but could not find X11.app ot
X11User.pkg on the system.
> If there is none you can install X11USer.pkg from your
> Install/Systeminstall DVD.
>
> One way would be to do it via Pacifist. This is a shareware that
> either can be found using google or versiontracker. It has a nice
> guy and installs packages right from the Installation DVDs/CDs.
>
> If you are firm with the terminal you can
>
> cd /Volumes/<Name of Tiger Installation Medium>
>
> find . -name "X11User.pkg"
I will try this.
>
> this should give you four or only two outputs.
>
> Take the X11User.pkg laying in the Packages Folder.
>
> cd to this X11User.pkg and do type
>
> open X11User.pkg
>
> Press Enter and the Installation should begin.
>
> After installation is finished you should have a matching
> combination of X11User and X11SDK packages.
>
> Or do you have an xfree/x.org via fink or Darwinports installed?
>
I have installed fink on the system, If I still have problems with
X11 from apple I might try to install xfree version.
How do I uninstall X11SDK and X11User?
Thanks for the info.
> > I also downloaded and installed latest version of Xcode from apple
> site
> > last night, but that did not help either.
>
> XCode only brings X11SDK along no X11User.pkg.
If I have installed X11SDK from latest xcode package, will it cause
me problem if I try to install X11User from the install CD?
>
> HTH.
>
> Regards,
> Eric Hoch
>
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