Re: reinstalling X11
Re: reinstalling X11
- Subject: Re: reinstalling X11
- From: Peter Collinson <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 07:58:47 +0100
Well thanks for that... I've found it.. and learnt something about
looking at distribution disks.
On 30 Mar 2007, at 19:04, Dave Schroeder wrote:
It's not in "Install Bundled Software", as I said. It's in
"Optional Installs" (Optional Installs.mpkg, at the root level of
the first installation disc).
You do not need to use Pacifist, and you do not need to reinstall
(even if that were "frightening", as, even if you did have to do
that, an Archive and Install leaves (nearly) everything perfectly
intact - but you don't have to do that anyway).
Further, the X11 package is itself at /System/Installation/Packages/
X11User.pkg, as I said previously, and can be run standalone.
- Dave
On Mar 30, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Peter Collinson wrote:
Getting at X11 from my install disks (Imac Intel G5 - Tiger) is a
pain. It's NOT there on the 'install bundled software' - and
demands that you go the frightening path of system re-install. I
don't like even looking at this system in case it decides to wipe
my disk for me. However, that fails because my system has been
upgraded and you just cannot launch the package even for Custom
installs.
At one point you could get X11 online from Apple - but that seems
to have been withdrawn from the web site - or I can't find it. I
favour the 'it's been wiped' because I found a link that seemed to
offer the package - but it was broken.
I resorted to using Pacifist on the main install package - which
is a great bit of software - giving you control over what is
written onto your system. The trick is to remember to use the
'Create Receipt' option so the install system is told that you've
loaded X11. I didn't do this at first, and wondered why Software
Update didn't alter my X11 install recently.
On 30 Mar 2007, at 18:22, Dave Schroeder wrote:
On Mar 30, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Adam Mercer wrote:
On 30/03/07, Robert R. Hayes <email@hidden> wrote:
Is there some way (a special keystroke, perhaps), that will
allow me
to override this and just install X11?
Don't boot from the CD, just put it in your drive and lauch the
Install Bundle Software app, I can't remember its exact name.
You'll
then be able to install X11.app.
You don't even need to do that (and actually, it's not Install
Bundled Software, it's something like Optional Installs, I believe.)
In any case, the X11 installer is in /System/Installation/
Packages/X11User.pkg on any Mac OS X 10.4.x installation disc.
Once installed, then run Software Update to ensure that your X11
installation is up to date.
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