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XQuartz is the X11 DDX that interfaces with Mac OS X. It was formerly shipped by Apple in OS X as X11.app and later transitioned to an Open Source project.

XQuartz is the X11 DDX that interfaces with Mac OS X. It was formerly shipped by Apple in OS X as X11.app and later transitioned to an Open Source project at http://xquartz.macosforge.org

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Why does tmap render 80 times faster than ggplot2? [Plotting shapefiles in R with ggplot2::geom_sf(), using XQuartz/X11 graphics device on macOS]

Update/Edit/Reprex: Rendering the same spatial data with the same graphics device takes 1 second with tmap versus 80 seconds with ggplot2, even though the tmap plot's R object is 80x larger in size. Difference in internals and/or implementation btw.…
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R nightmare: Yosemite, R, RStudio, and Homebrew

I use a MacBook Pro 13" Retina (Late 2013) with OS X Yosemite 10.10.2. I wouldn't wish this upon my worst enemy. Well maybe. Nightmare in chronological order: Downloaded R and RStudio from official sites. Ran both apps a few times, fine. Installed…
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Xt error: Can't open display, if using default DISPLAY

Overview I'm attempting to get XQuartz to work on OSX so I can do X11 forwarding via Docker. I'm following the instructions here. I believe my question may be answered by just the first part, but just in case (to avoid the XY problem), I've provided…
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Running GUI apps on docker container with a MacBookPro host

I have been trying to follow the instructions on https://learning-continuous-deployment.github.io/docker/images/dockerfile/2015/04/22/docker-gui-osx/ about running GUI apps in a docker container inside a MacBookPro host (using Docker tools). I…
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How to forward Docker for Mac to X11?

Using Docker for Mac 1.12 (stable) and OS X 10.11.5 (15F34), I'm attempting to make one of my containers forward to X11. First, I install XQuartz from my bash shell: $ brew cask install xquartz ==> Downloading…
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Inkscape export window not displaying??

I am trying to export a png with transparent background to use as a favicon. However when I am in Inkscape and use the "save as" option the background is not transparent. After looking around, people said I needed to export instead to get the…
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xQuartz Extremely Slow Response

I am not sure if this happens to every IDL users, but after upgrading to macOS Sierra and xQuartz 2.7.11, the response rate of my IDL widgets becomes unacceptably slow. I have the same program running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.6.…
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Cucumber tests fails to start with error "Display socket is taken but lock file is missing.."

After running cucumber bundle exec cucumber features/emails.feature:20 I am getting error Display socket is taken but lock file is missing - check the Headless troubleshooting guide (Headless::Exception) …
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How to use ImageMagick with XQuartz

I am trying to create animated visualization in R and people say needs to install ImageMagick. However, it seems that current Mac no longer support x11, while ImageMagick just needs X11 server on Mac. Install ImageMagick I have also tried brew…
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disable XQuartz and revert to mavericks's default x server

I have installed XQuartz 2.7.5 on Mavericks. After that videos I play with mplayer seems to load on a separate window, all white stuck with only the audio playing. I have disabled Xquartz by disabling…
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X11 automatically opening during Mac R session

Mac OS X 10.9.5, R 3.2.3 (2015-12-10), XQuartz 2.7.8 (xorg-server 1.16.4) I just updated X11 via http://www.xquartz.org/ so that I could install the diveRsity package (it wouldn't install without an X11 update and directed me to the xquartz…
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Xquartz infinite crash and restart loop (Mac OS Mojave)

I have a problem that seems to have occurred to others but I don't see any of the solutions I found over the Internet working for me. I have been trying to fix this all day in different ways. I'm on Mac OS Mojave. I don't have the third party…
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Catalina Operation not permitted in XQuartz/Xterm

After upgrading to Catalina from High Sierra, I can not longer do simple things in my home direction (e.g., ls, etc.) under XQuartz, getting an error: Operation not permitted. I recognize that this is due to the new access controls introduced in the…
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R commander not openning in Mac due to error in structure

I have installed the new version of R along with the new version of XQuartz. After that, I have restarted my computer. I am not being able to open R commander, the following message comes up: When loading the Rcmdr package, the following alert…
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XQuartz 2.7.11 fails to launch on Mac Sierra 10.12.6

XQuartz stopped working after having worked fine for a long time. I checked some obvious things like my $PATH to see if something stepped on it but didn't find any discernible difference from what I had previously. $ echo…
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