just a quick 2 sec question

[JustOneQuickONe]

Do the new macbook pro's come with X11 on them? I remember having to download it (I think) to use GIMP on my 13 white book but my gf just got a new macbook and I was going through the utilities and there it was. She said she had downloaded some things but I doubt she downloaded this.

 

[crobbins]

I believe it now comes standard. It was on my machine and I don't recall ever installing it.

 

[JustOneQuickONe]

Well that answers my question, Thank you! and sorry to all for the lame thread

 

[spillproof]

If it has the

then yes.

Edit: Page took forever to load and you already have your answer. Haha sorry

 

[sanPietro98]

I believe you can launch X11 from Applications / Utilities / X11.

 

[macgirl89]

Oops...

I installed GIMP the other day but I didn't like it because of that stupid X11 feature that made the application seem cluttered. So I uninstalled it and replaced it with the simple Paintbrush app. Then yesterday I was in my Utilities folder and I noticed X11 was there. I figured AppCleaner must've forgotten to delete that file, so I deleted it myself. Guess I shouldn't have...

I'm very new to Mac, so I don't know what X11 is for exactly. Is it a necessary thing to have? What can it be used with besides GIMP? If I need it, then I guess I'll download it from Apple's website.

 

[old-wiz]

X11 is the X window system from *nix. It allows applications to be written for multiple systems and have a GUI without needing to re-code for every version. Some applications use it, but these are usually 3rd party things.

 

[belvdr]

If it has the

then yes.

Edit: Page took forever to load and you already have your answer. Haha sorry

My refurb came with Leopard, and it had X11 preinstalled.