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Released: 2008-07-19

Installation

Download XQuartz-2.3.0.pkg, and open it in macOS’s Installer.

Important Notices

OS Requirements

macOS 10.5.4 or later is required to install this package.

Default X11 Server

If this is your first time installing XQuartz, you may wish to logout and log back in to update your DISPLAY environment variable.

Changes in 2.3.0

• All changes in 2.2.3 plus:
• app:
  • fonttosfnt 1.0.4
  • fslsfonts 1.0.2
  • fstobdf 1.0.3
  • mkfontscale 1.0.5
  • rgb 1.0.3
  • sessreg 1.0.4
  • showfont 1.0.2
  • xdm 1.1.8
  • xdpyinfo 1.0.3
  • xfs 1.0.8
  • xfsinfo 1.0.2
  • xinit 1.1.0
  • xkbcomp 1.0.5
  • xkeyboard-config 1.3
    • replaces old xkbdata
  • xrx 1.0.2
  • xwd 1.0.2
  • xwininfo 1.0.4
• lib:
  • libFS 1.0.1
  • libSM 1.1.0
  • libXfont 1.3.3
  • libXft 2.1.13
  • libXrandr 1.2.3
  • libXxf86vm 1.0.2
  • pixman 0.11.6
  • xtrans 1.2.1
• proto:
  • randrproto 1.2.2
  • xextproto 7.0.3
  • xproto 7.0.13
• server:
  • Xquartz fixes from xorg-server-1.4.2-apple5
    • xserver codebase updated to 1.4 branch
    • Support for tablets
    • Threading is more robust
    • New startup model
      • support for adding new $DISPLAY sockets after the server is running
      • server bits are in the bundle now
      • /usr/X11/bin/Xquartz is just a stub that will “do the right thing”