# Install quartz-wm

XQuartz window-manager. Version 1.3.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:quartz-wm
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install quartz-wm
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install quartz-wm
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: x11/quartz-wm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#quartz-wm
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qu/quartz-wm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:quartz-wm
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/quartz-wm>
- **Version:** 1.3.2
- **Source summary:** XQuartz window-manager
- **Homepage:** <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/quartz-wm>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/quartz-wm>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/quartz-wm>
- **License:** APSL-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/quartz-wm/-/archive/babff9d70f61239c46c53a3e41ce10c7ca1419ce/quartz-wm-babff9d70f61239c46c53a3e41ce10c7ca1419ce.tar.bz2>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- quartz-wm (cli)
- quartz-wm (alias)

## Dependencies

- libapplewm
- libx11
- libxext
- libxinerama
- libxrandr
- pixman

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- libtool
- pkgconf
- util-macros

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.3.2
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/quartz-wm
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** quartz-wm
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Requirements:** macos
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - quartz-wm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qu/quartz-wm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - quartz-wm: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: x11/quartz-wm/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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