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I want to install a dmg file on a remote server. All I have is an ssh access. Since a DMG is a disk image, I tried to mount it, but mount does not seem to recognize its format.

file says my dmg file is a VAX COFF executable.

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First, mount the dmg image : sudo hdiutil attach <image>.dmg

The image will be mounted to /Volumes/<image>. Mine contained a package which i installed with: sudo installer /Volumes/<image>/<image>.pkg -target /.

Finally unmount the image: sudo hdiutil detach /Volumes/<image>.

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So is this how it works on Ask Different? You take someone else's answer and then re-post it as your own, answering your own question? – trojanfoe Dec 5 '12 at 9:47
@trojanfoe You actually provided a part of the answer while I was researching and answering my own question ; and I up voted your answer. – philant Dec 5 '12 at 10:10
If you were able to answer the question by yourself they why post the question at all? – trojanfoe Dec 5 '12 at 10:15
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You should be able to mount the .dmg using:

hdiutil attach /path/to/file.dmg

And then copy its contents (which appears in /Volumes) where ever you like.

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You could try the command open disk://host.tld/image.dmg.

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open didn't do anything, just exit, without error message. – philant Dec 5 '12 at 9:36
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Yes it does. I just tested it. It won't display anything until the disk image has been completely mounted, so you will have to wait a minute or so before it appears in /Volumes. (It works if you ssh in and type open path/to/file.dmg. I don't think disk://host.tld/ works though.) – daviewales Dec 5 '12 at 12:19

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