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What is X11. Im reading about it but I still dont know what it is or if I should download it?
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Unless you plan on running apps designed for *nix based systems you don't need it.
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Sorry if it seemed like a short answer, but in short there it is.

Try checking this out for more info:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/x11/
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Basically it is an environment that enables you to run certain unix applications directly under mac osx...

Not sure of the specifics, but that's the gist of it. Some applications require X11 to run (OpenOffice the free office package is one)...
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