X2Go Bug report logs - #1641
x2goclient for Mac fails to run

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Package: x2goclient; Maintainer for x2goclient is X2Go Developers <x2go-dev@lists.x2go.org>; Source for x2goclient is src:x2goclient.

Reported by: Kazi Rygl <kazi.rygl@inaf.it>

Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:05:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 4.1.2.4

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Package: x2goclient
Version: 4.1.2.4

When I try to run the client I get the following output on terminal:

/Applications/x2goclient.app/Contents/MacOS/x2goclient 
x2go-INFO-1> "Starting X2Go Client 4.1.2.4..."
x2go-WARNING-1> "Non-fatal: can't load translator: :/i18n/x2goclient_it_it"
x2go-WARNING-1> "Trying to load language with lower preference, if existent."
x2go-WARNING-1> English language requested, not loading translator.
x2go-WARNING-1> "Non-fatal: can't load translator: :/i18n/qt_it_it"
x2go-WARNING-1> "Trying to load language with lower preference, if existent."
x2go-WARNING-1> English language requested, not loading translator.
x2go-INFO-3> "Started X2Go Client."
x2go-INFO-8> "Starting connection to server: gaia.ira.inaf.it:22 <https://gaia.ira.inaf.it:22/>"
2026-11-11 10:25:54.496 x2goclient[65859:427420] modalSession has been exited prematurely - check for a reentrant call to endModalSession:
RESUMING SESSION is KDRIVE:  false 
x2go-INFO-8> "Starting connection to server: gaia.ira.inaf.it:22 <https://gaia.ira.inaf.it:22/>"
x2go-INFO-6> "Closing X2Go Client ..."
x2go-INFO-7> "Finished X2Go Client closing hooks."

On the client itself I get the following error printed at screen

See https:/Error: Failed to resolve address of '/var/run/com.apple.launchd.yD27hTzElC/org.xquartz'.
Loop: PANIC! Unknown display host '/var/run/com.apple.launchd.yD27hTzElC/org.xquartz'.
Error: Unknown display host '/var/run/com.apple.launchd.yD27hTzElC/org.xquartz'.
Session: Session terminated at 'Wed Nov 11 11:31:53 2026'.
/github.com/ArcticaProject/nx-libs <https://github.com/ArcticaProject/nx-libs> for more information.

Info: Proxy running in server mode with pid '66074'.
Session: Starting session at 'Wed Nov 11 11:31:52 2026'.
Info: Using errors file '/Users/matteostagni/.x2go/S-mstagni-57-1794393106_stDXFCE_dp32/sessions'.
Info: Using stats file '/Users/matteostagni/.x2go/S-57/stats'.
Loop: WARNING! Overriding auxiliary X11 port with new value '1'.
Warning: Overriding auxiliary X11 port with new value '1’.

Using MacOS 27.2.1

Best regards,


Dr. Kazi Rygl
Italian ALMA Regional Centre,
INAF- Istituto di Radioastronomia,
Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy

mail: kazi.rygl@inaf.it <mailto:kazi.rygl@inaf.it>
phone: +39 051 6399361
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