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user3015175
user3015175

Reputation: 163

Mavericks - Trying to install XQuartz X11 for Inkscape, "image not found"

So I'm trying to install Inkscape onto my Mac, which is running on Mavericks. Upon trying to open, i'm told that I need to install X11 and am forwarded to this site http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.7.5. Downloaded the file, when trying to open i'm told that the image can't be found. How can I get X11 + Inkscape running?! Thanks for your help in advance!

Upvotes: 5

Views: 9523

Answers (3)

Dan
Dan

Reputation: 11

The reason you think it did not work is because the first time Inkscape opens, it takes up to a minute and a half. It just seems to sit there, doing nothing, but it will open for sure. Once it opens, close it completely via XQuartz, then re-open it and it will open in 2-3 seconds. Use this direct link for the latest version of XQuartz 2.7.11.

https://www.xquartz.org

Works just fine for Mavericks 10.9.5, no worries. If not, update to OS X 10.9.5 via AppStore.

Upvotes: 1

Jason Robinson
Jason Robinson

Reputation: 945

When Inkscape asks

Where is X11?

I had to go to Applications -> Utilities -> X11

Upvotes: 17

theengineear
theengineear

Reputation: 957

Install the X11 2.7.4 from here. I had to restart after this install, but it worked like a charm. MATLAB took forever to open the first round, but it eventually did and now everything seems OK.

For the record, I'm running 10.9.1 on a 2009 MacbookPro. Had the same problem after I upgraded to Mavricks and could not install X11, the 2.7.5 Package.

Upvotes: 0

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