Mini howto Installing OpenOffice.org 2 (X11 Version) for Mac OS X

Short Description
Installing X11 is necessary for the OpenOffice.org 2.0.x installing on Mac OS X. …. Well done : OpenOffice.org 2.0 is now installed on your Mac …

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Notice : This document has been updated for version 2. modifications are signaled by this
yellow frame and the gull in its corner. If you are already familiar with OpenOffice.org,
reference marks have been set in these paragraphs and allow you to reach it directly.
Enjoy your discovery of OpenOffice.org 2 !
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Version 1.0 - 08.01.2006 / ericb
Realised with : OOo 2.0 Os : Mac OS X
Mini howto
Installing OpenOffice.org 2
(X11 Version)
for Mac OS Xfr.OpenOffice.org
1 Installing X11 :
Installing X11 is necessary for the OpenOffice.org 2.0.x installing on Mac OS X.
if X11 is already installed, proceed directly to part ” 2) INSTALLING OpenOffice.org 2.0 “.
1.1 Installing X11
What is X11 ? : a graphic server that displays clients. Given that X11 uses a network protocol to
opreate, the display can be done from a remote location or from a local one. Notice that some
Mac users often use the term emulator, which is not proper.
1.2 Where to find X11 ?
Apple provides a packaged version of X11(supporting 2D and 3D material acceleration). This
version is:
-Downloadable for Panther on :
-On the Mac OS X 10.4 (aka Tiger) if you are using it.
Important notice :
- You need administrator’s rights to perform the X11 installation
- By default, X11 is not installed when you update from Panther (Mac OS X 10.3) to Tiger (Mac
OS X 10.4), you have to update the previous version (it doesn’t work if you don’t). What follows is
also applicable to the X11…