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- The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.Org X Window System that runs on macOS. Together with supporting libraries and applications, it forms the X11.app that Apple shipped with OS X versions 10.5 through 10.7.
- Apr 09, 2020 Download. At the time this post was written the release of XQuartz was version 2.7.11. It will work on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6.x) or later, up to and including OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8.x). Download XQuartz using the following link: XQuartz v2.7.11 (ca. 75.9 MB) The latest release of XQuartz, however, is version 2.8.1.
X11 is a remote-display protocol used by Linux/Unix machines, including the Linux machines at Thayer. By running an X11 program (known as a server) on your computer, you can access graphical Linux programs remotely through an SSH client. In addition some *nix applications ported to macOS do not run natively under the macOS GUI and require X11.
Terminology Note: The program displaying graphics on your local machine is called an X Server, and the process on the remote end is called an X client. Yes, this may be backwards from what you might first expect. You can think of this program providing local graphics services for client programs running remotely.
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To install X11 on macOS, download and install the XQuartz Application from: www.xquartz.org
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Another method for accessing graphical programs remotely from our Linux compute servers is FastX. This program allows you to run a full remote desktop which can be disconnected and reconnected while graphical applications continue to run. FastX can also be much faster that X11 forwarding, especially over slower connections. For more information about downloading and setting up FastX, see this page: FastX