Re: latest update to X11.app for Snow Leopard (10.6.8)?
Re: latest update to X11.app for Snow Leopard (10.6.8)?
- Subject: Re: latest update to X11.app for Snow Leopard (10.6.8)?
- From: Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:54:42 -0800
On Feb 14, 2013, at 12:35 PM, Brandon Allbery <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Miles Fidelman
> <email@hidden>wrote:
>
>> Not quite sure how to tell what version I'm running - xterm -version
>> reports XTerm(244); the system profiler says X11 2.3.4.
>>
>> So... just wondering, what is the latest version for 10.6.8? And if it's
>> later than 2.3.4, where do I find an updater?
>>
>
> The system X11 has not been updated, to my knowledge. Remember that
> XQuartz does not replace the system X11, although it does replace the
> launchd bindings that control which X11 is started. Reinstalling the
> system X11 will (probably) switch you to starting the system X11;
> reinstalling XQuartz will switch you to starting XQuartz. (After a
> logout/login at least in both cases, this being necessary to complete
> updating launchd's config.)
No, XQuartz doesn't replace anything. It installs a new LaunchAgent and LaunchDaemon. You can disable the LaunchAgent if you want to default back to X11.app. You will need to logout and log back in of course, to get the correct $DISPLAY.
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