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Re: XQuartz not the default X server after installing 2.7.1
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Re: XQuartz not the default X server after installing 2.7.1


  • Subject: Re: XQuartz not the default X server after installing 2.7.1
  • From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 13:03:17 -0700

On May 11, 2012, at 12:50, Braden McDaniel <email@hidden> wrote:

> After installing XQuartz 2.7.1 (on Lion), I find that the included X11 is still the default X server.  I found trac ticket #509 and I checked the permissions of the plist files:
>
>> $ ls -l /Library/Launch*/*xquartz*
>> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  720 Feb 20 00:33 /Library/LaunchAgents/org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist
>> -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel  665 Feb 20 00:33 /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist
>
> Next, I tried this after reading the FAQ:
>
>> $ launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.macports.startx.plist
>> launchctl: Couldn't stat("/Library/LaunchAgents/org.macports.startx.plist"): No such file or directory
>> nothing found to load
>
> That seems like an odd message considering the above ls output.

Not really.  You're telling it to load a file that's not there.

> Where should I be looking for the problem?

Logout and log back in.  Then your $DISPLAY should be right.


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