# rmagick-\>X11 on MacTel Howto? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 19, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042 "2006-05-19T16:33:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042/1 "2006-05-19T16:33:29Z")
I needed to install rmagick/GraphicsMagick on an IntelMac and did so from Darwinports. Some things work and others don’t work, like rendering fonts which needs X11 fonts and X server. The rmagick page at rubyforge points to … [http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/runningx11.html](http://developer.apple.com/opensource/tools/runningx11.html) where X11 link to Apple is broken. X11User.pkg talked about on the page above no longer exists at Apple. Googling found a X11.app which also I wan’t able to find. There is only a XFree86 download I found at Apple which is a .sit archive which has a post date of Aug 2002 and looks highly doubtful. Can some one please tell me howto install X11 on OSX 10.4.6? TIA, -bakk ---
**Author:** ![bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042/2 "2006-05-19T16:39:40Z")
It should be on your Tiger DVD. Along with Xcode developer tools you will need. Apple’s X11 is also here: [http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/x11formacosx.html](http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/x11formacosx.html) On 5/19/06, Bakki K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > archive which has a post date of Aug 2002 and looks highly doubtful. > > Can some one please tell me howto install X11 on OSX 10.4.6? TIA, > > -bakk > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – ---
**Author:** ![bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042/3 "2006-05-19T16:52:31Z")
Jon, Thanks a bunch, don’t know why a search at apple doesn’t bring that link up! -bakki ---
**Author:** ![bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042/4 "2006-05-19T17:57:06Z")
Thank you for the suggestion Kevin. But I am already on Darwinports. I installed X11 off my DVD as Jon suggested, installed GaphicsMagick, delegate libs, and ghostscript from Darwinports and finally rmagick gem. Now my software is working. I also develop on Debian Sarge workstations where Rails install/development went very smoothly for me. Not knowing OSX at all I had a bit of a learning curve to get every thing setup. -bakki On 19 May 2006 15:00:34 -0000, Kevin O. ---
**Author:** ![bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042/5 "2006-05-19T17:03:11Z")
On Friday, May 19, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Bakki K. wrote: > > Apple’s X11 is also here: > > > > > X11User.pkg talked about on the page above no longer exists at Apple. > > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) You could install locomotive, which has a rmagick/imagemagick bundle. \_Kevin ---
**Author:** ![bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042/6 "2006-05-19T18:03:57Z")
Apple really should update it’s pages to say “Looking for X11? It’s no longer available on the website, but you’ll find it on your Tiger DVD”… I too had a similar problem when I first installed Tiger, since when I was using Panther, X11 was a manual download when it first came out. Mike ---
**Author:** ![bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-x11-on-mactel-howto/61042/7 "2006-05-19T20:34:06Z")
On the dvd too it was not obvious where x11 was and which installer pkg to fire up. Finally I called Apple and they walked me thro it. Even the tech support guy wasn’t too sure and it took a couple of tries opening up packages. I wish they had a list of apps and which packages they are in some where at the root of the dvd. Or since OSX has such a cool GUI they could list them as you hover over the pkg with your mouse 🙂 -bakki