Unable to install gimp2

[Rainer Müller]

Walt Scrivens wrote:
> Two issues remain:
> If I try to start Gimp by itself, it fails with a message box, "Failed
> to start X11"
> 
> However if I start Wireshark first, Gimp runs OK since wireshark has
> started X11 (and does not shut it down when you exit Wireshark).
> 
> I remember from some Linux distros I have used that there is s "startx"
> command to run X11, but that just gives me a screenful of error messages.

Run command requiring X11 like this:
$ open-x11 gimp

This will take care of starting X11.

> This was after a fresh start, so unless started automatically, no X
> server was running.
> For now, if I need Gimp I can work around it by running Wireshark first,
> but I'd really like to find the "right" way to do this!

Even more simple, put the X11.app into your dock and just click it to
run it.

Rainer