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Inscape OSX installation with wrong link to xquartz

Asked by Gertjan Geerling

I installed Inkscape on OSX mavericks. While installing Inkscape, it asked for the location of Xquartz. I accidentally linked to a wrong programme (MS office equation editor, don't ask me why.. I have no idea). Now every time I start Inkscape the MS equation editor starts too. This is kind of annoying. I there any way to edit some configuration file to repair this and link only to Xquartz?

BTW Inkscape is running ok, and X11 starts too (strange actually, while I pointed towards the wrong program).

I tried to remove Inkscape (and ~/.config/Inscape ; and ~/.inkscape-etc) and reinstall. But now the Inkscape installation did not ask for the location of xquatz anymore. The MS equation editor keeps starting next to Inkscape. So there must be another location where the startup link towards Xquartz is stored.

Does anyone know where the pointer towards XQUARTZ is stored so I can remove the wrong link? Or have an other solution to this?

Thanks.

Gertjan

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Liam P. White (liampwhite) said : 		#1

1. Uninstall XQuartz.
2. Change the name of the MS Equation Editor application so that the OS cannot find it.
3. Restart your computer.
4. Open a program (like Inkscape) that requires XQuartz. It will then prompt you for its location.
5. Close that program.
6. Install XQuartz. Restart your computer.
7. Open Inkscape and select XQuartz.
8. Close Inkscape and XQuartz.
9. Restore the old name of the MS Equation Editor in /Applications.

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