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xinit

Formula Utilities v1.4.4

Start the X Window System server

Install 1 App in Terminal
$ 
brew install 'xinit'
Source: homebrew/core Website Homebrew

Dependencies

libx11xauthxmodmapxrdbxtermquartz-wm

Build Dependencies

pkgconftradcpplndirmkfontscale

Installation Notes

To start privileged xinit now and restart at login:
  sudo brew services start xinit --file=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/xinit/homebrew.mxcl.privileged_startx.plist
Install Statistics 20.0% vs 90d

Install activity across time periods

Metric 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year
Total Installs 28 105 458
Avg Daily Installs 1 1 1

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