Apple released X11 Update 2006

2004–09November 3, 2006Bill FoxApple hardware
X11 Update 2006 is available as a stand-alone file from this Apple Web page. According to Apple,

This update addresses several issues in the X11 for Mac OS X package, enabling it to better handle:

- GLX stereo visuals
- offscreen rendering to GLX Pbuffers and Pixmaps

To tell X11 to take advantage of stereo visuals, enter:
$ defaults write com.apple.x11 enable_stereo -bool true

Apple's X11 is an implementation of the X Window System that makes it possible to run X11-based applications in Mac OS X. Based on the open source XFree86 project — the most common implementation of X11 — X11 for Mac OS X is compatible, fast, and fully integrated with Mac OS X. It includes the full X11R6.6 technology including an X11 window server, Quartz window manager, libraries, and basic utilities such as xterm.

Apple's X11 is available from this Apple Web page for Mac OS X 10.3.x "Panther" or on the Mac OS X 10.4.x "Tiger" installer DVD. [Bill Fox]

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