Comments on: Uninstalling X11 from your Mac http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/ Distracting the Mind with Information Overload Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: myyrdin http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-83977 myyrdin Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:43:54 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-83977 The terminal register your keys. But it isn't displayed to you. So after typing your password, just hit enter and it will work. The terminal register your keys. But it isn’t displayed to you. So after typing your password, just hit enter and it will work.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-83596 Ryan Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:53:21 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-83596 I'm putting this down and my terminal pops up with 'Password:', and it won't allow me to type in the password, it doesn't register the keys I'm typing. Any solutions? I’m putting this down and my terminal pops up with ‘Password:’, and it won’t allow me to type in the password, it doesn’t register the keys I’m typing. Any solutions?

]]> By: entro http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-77551 entro Thu, 06 May 2010 10:14:41 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-77551 I'm on 10.5.8 also and get the same error message as grizzle. Solutions? I’m on 10.5.8 also and get the same error message as grizzle. Solutions?

]]> By: grizzle http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-76623 grizzle Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:57:35 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-76623 I typed the code and when I tried to reinstall X11 (downloaded from Apple website) and it told me that there was a newer version of X11 on my computer (Mac OSX v10.5.8) but I can't find the application anywhere. I typed the code and when I tried to reinstall X11 (downloaded from Apple website) and it told me that there was a newer version of X11 on my computer (Mac OSX v10.5.8) but I can’t find the application anywhere.

]]> By: art http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-75361 art Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:56:55 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-75361 hi! i just wanted to reinstall apples x11 and i see it's incomplete! one of your lines has deleted a file, that can't be reinstalled, cause i'm using leopard! i guess it's one of those: /private/etc/X11 
/usr/X11 /usr/bin/open-x11
 /usr/lib/X11
 so if anyone can help me, sending me a backup of these files or anything else, i'd be so gratefull! art hi!
i just wanted to reinstall apples x11 and i see it’s incomplete!
one of your lines has deleted a file, that can’t be reinstalled, cause i’m using leopard!

i guess it’s one of those:

/private/etc/X11

/usr/X11
/usr/bin/open-x11

/usr/lib/X11


so if anyone can help me, sending me a backup of these files or anything else, i’d be so gratefull!

art

]]> By: lowell http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-73680 lowell Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:08:38 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-73680 * i meant to say, keep your system up. don't shut down or reboot until after you do the above. * i meant to say, keep your system up.

don’t shut down or reboot until after you do the above.

]]> By: lowell http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-73679 lowell Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:07:49 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-73679 i don't like end-users playing around in a shell, specifically because of situations like rodger's. your readers can take the safe route and make the finder display hidden files. then just delete the folders through the finder; you'll need to type in your password a few times, but you can't have it all. also, if you do end up in a situation like rodger's wife, keep your system and put in your install dvd. extract say, the /private/etc folder with pacificist and tell it to 'install to default'. boom. fixed. most stuff in there doesn't change from when mac os x was installed; that's what the hidden files in your ~/ directory are for. i don’t like end-users playing around in a shell, specifically because of situations like rodger’s.

your readers can take the safe route and make the finder display hidden files. then just delete the folders through the finder; you’ll need to type in your password a few times, but you can’t have it all.

also, if you do end up in a situation like rodger’s wife, keep your system and put in your install dvd. extract say, the /private/etc folder with pacificist and tell it to ‘install to default’. boom. fixed. most stuff in there doesn’t change from when mac os x was installed; that’s what the hidden files in your ~/ directory are for.

]]> By: Owen http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-72524 Owen Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:55:41 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-72524 @Rodger: Thanks for the warning. It needs to be heeded! USE WITH CARE! If you mistype this, you'll end up with unpredictable results! @Rodger: Thanks for the warning. It needs to be heeded!

USE WITH CARE! If you mistype this, you’ll end up with unpredictable results!

]]> By: Rodger Castle http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-72523 Rodger Castle Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:11:51 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-72523 BE CAREFUL with this!! My wife just wiped her /private/ folder .. ALL OF IT with a mistype of this. She was using Opera and it split the '/private/etc/X11' line so it removed her ENTIRE /private folder (which is way bad). If you don't know what this command does, find someone that does so they can verify it for you. BE CAREFUL with this!! My wife just wiped her /private/ folder .. ALL OF IT with a mistype of this. She was using Opera and it split the ‘/private/etc/X11′ line so it removed her ENTIRE /private folder (which is way bad). If you don’t know what this command does, find someone that does so they can verify it for you.

]]> By: David Kane http://www.u-g-h.com/2007/01/31/uninstalling-x11-from-your-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-70782 David Kane Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:56:42 +0000 http://www.u-g-h.com/?p=105#comment-70782 I have been trying for ages to(fully) remove of X11 so I can re-install it. This worked :-) I have been trying for ages to(fully) remove of X11 so I can re-install it.

This worked :-)

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