xinit

Install command:

brew install xinit

Start the X Window System server

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xinit

License: MIT and APSL-2.0

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/xinit.json

Formula code: xinit.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:


Apple Silicon	sonoma	✅
	ventura	✅
	monterey	✅
	big sur	✅
Intel	sonoma	✅
	ventura	✅
	monterey	✅
	big sur	✅
	64-bit linux	✅

Current versions:

stable

✅

1.4.2

Depends on:

libx11	1.8.9	X.Org: Core X11 protocol client library
xauth	1.1.3	X.Org Applications: xauth
xmodmap	1.0.11	Modify keymaps and pointer button mappings in X
xrdb	1.2.2	X resource database utility
xterm	390	Terminal emulator for the X Window System
quartz-wm	1.3.2	XQuartz window-manager

Depends on when building from source:

pkg-config	0.29.2	Manage compile and link flags for libraries
tradcpp	0.5.3	K&R-style C preprocessor
lndir	1.0.5	Create a shadow directory of symbolic links to another directory tree
mkfontscale	1.2.3	Create an index of scalable font files for X

To start privileged xinit now and restart at login:
sudo brew services start xinit --file=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/xinit/homebrew.mxcl.privileged_startx.plist

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
`xinit`	60
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`xinit`	60
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`xinit`	0
Installs (90 days)
`xinit`	216
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`xinit`	216
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`xinit`	673
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`xinit`	673

Homebrew Formulae

xinit