Inkscape not recognizing xquartz how to#
Inkscape not recognizing xquartz install#
Inkscape not recognizing xquartz full#
Inkscape not recognizing xquartz software#

Inkscape not recognizing xquartz software#

A nice, free virtual machine software can be found at and instructions for installing stuff can be readily found online =) To move your files in and out of the virtual machines, take a look at using 'shared folders'.įor those out there reading this comment and aren't sure what a 'virtual machine' is, it's kind of like running a computer within a computer. This also happens to be my fall-back plan if open source software in OS X goes horribly wrong, as they are far better supported in Linux.

Inkscape not recognizing xquartz install#

If it's for an urgent project and you need to use it immediately for work or a project, an easy, but very roundabout way to use UniConvertor and Inkscape would be to, on a virtual machine, install Ubuntu Linux (or Windows), Inkscape, and UniConvertor, and do the conversion work needed there.

If I can somehow find some spare time I'll try to take a crack at it to see if there's a safe set of more detailed instructions that can be produced - though I make no guarantees =) It doesn't look like there is an easy way to install UniConvertor on OS X as it currently needs to be built into a form that Inkscape can use by compiling it from source code, or installing it as a port. I hope this helps!Īlso, please note that the command you asked in your question contains 'sudo' in front of it, which can allow your computer to do some pretty dangerous things (since it uses higher security privileges than regular commands), so make sure that you've verified that Uniconverter was downloaded from the correct site. It's far more complete regarding some of the basics than anything I could possibly say in a comment.

Inkscape not recognizing xquartz how to#

If you're unfamiliar with Terminal, it should first be noted that some commands in Terminal can be very dangerous to your computer, and you should become at least a bit familiar with how to use Terminal before attempting things.Ī start to learning Terminal can be found here, and it covers how to go to a directory and run a command: Wcdev 2 January 2014 at Hatchuel: thanks for the comment! I'm not entirely sure if I understand at which level you were asking your question 'this is the part I don't understand - what do I do to run a command from inside a directory?' - So please pardon me if my attempt to help might be at the wrong level than you asked (I mean no insult if it's too basic.) This worked for me, hope it can help somebody else as well. I tried the above solution which in the end did not work at all unfortunately.Īnother solution is to launch Inkscape from within XQuartz, this is done by opening a terminal and type:Īdditionally it is possible to create a shortcut for this in the XQuartz menu, by clicking on Applications -> Customize and the above command as the command and set name to Inkscape for instance. Your mileage might vary.Ī useful post from commenter below seems to have helped a few people when the above instructions weren't sufficient, so it's reproduced below in case it helps.

This bug occurred on the system that the above fix was tested on, and the workaround seems to have worked. Note that if XQuartz starts up when launching Inkscape, but Inkscape doesn't launch the first time along with XQuartz, (or the Inkscape window doesn't show up), you can try to quit both Inkscape and XQuartz, then launch Inkscape once more (which should also launch XQuartz). This solution was tested to work with the default installation of OS X 10.9 and Inkscape 0.48.2.

Inkscape not recognizing xquartz full#

A full explanation can be found in the Apple knowledge base article here: Additional comments: XQuartz or another compatible X Server is now needed to run any X11 apps as a result. ' and select /Applications/Utilities/XQuartz.app (or just /Applications/Utilities/XQuartz)Īs of OS X Mountain Lion, Apple no longer installs the X11.app by default, which was previously needed to run any X11 applications.

When asked for 'Where is X11?', click 'browse.

Install Inkscape (if haven't done so already) from.

After upgrading to OS X 10.9, Inkscape, as well as other X11 apps do not seem to work any longer.