> Of course, this also requires that X11 be running; if it's not running,
> you need to start it. That requires that it be installed. Releases
> prior to 10.3 don't come with X11; it might be available from Fink or
> DarwinPorts. 10.3 comes with X11; I don't remember whether it's
> pre-installed or if there's an installer somewhere (there isn't one in
> /Applications/Installers on my PowerBook, so perhaps it's installed by
> default). If it's installed, it's in /Applications/Utilities; you can
> arrange to start it by default when you log in by adding it to the list
> of startup items for your account by editing your account in the
> Accounts section of System Preferences.
I had to install it myself, I got it from apple's website, later on i
dicovered it comes in one of the DVDs delivered with the Mac (10.3).
> Perhaps this should go in the README.macos file that's part of the
> Ethereal source distribution, but that might not help users who install
> a binary package. Another possibility would be to have, on the Ethereal
> Web site or the Ethereal Wiki, pages with platform-dependent
> installation and use information for various OSes. (I might vote for
> putting it on the Wiki, so that users can update it themselves.)
>
I think the wiki is the right place.
And we have to keep in mind that most Mac users do not know what a shell is.
