
Sudo mv ~/Desktop/Distribution ~/Desktop/XQuartz Move the new Distribution file into the expanded package Modify the Distribution file inside of the expanded package, to allow installation to occur (regardless of the system version):Ĭat ~/Desktop/XQuartz/Distribution | sed s/false/true/g > ~/Desktop/Distribution Sudo pkgutil -expand /Volumes/XQuartz-2.7.4/XQuartz.pkg ~/Desktop/XQuartz Hdiutil mount ~/Desktop/XQuartz-2.7.4.dmgĮxpand the package into a folder name XQuartz on the Desktop: Mount the XQuartz-2.7.4.dmg disk image (assuming that it's on the Desktop): It may be possible to modify the package's Distribution file to allow it to install correctly: Although the contents of /System/Library/CoreServices/ist shows that the value of ProductVersion is set to '10.8.5', the installer does not see it this way. The installer is not recognizing the system as the correct version. Installer: This update requires you to first update your system to OS-X 10.6.3 This is based on the following error message that occurred when attempting to use installer in Terminal: installer: Cannot install on volume / because it is disabled. You will need to make sure that you have the XQuartz disk image mounted before performing this command: sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/XQuartz-2.7.4/XQuartz.pkg -target /Īpparently, the XQuartz installer is not allowing installation on the boot drive because it is failing some pre-installation checks. You may be able to install the software using installer on the command line.
