The act of putting software onto a computer so it can run
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Inkscape will not open on its own, but can be opened from within an x11 window
When I installed inkscape, it asked me for the location of x11, and without thinking, I choose xcode, rather than xQuartz. So now, if I try to open it via its icon in the applications folder nothing ...
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Using Mac in a virtual machine legality?
There have been many different questions like this and all have seemed to come down to the same answer. It violates the EULA. The problem is they all bring up another question. How binding is the ...
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Trouble installing from Remote Disc
My MacBook has no optical drive. I have a Mac installation disc mounted and shared on a local Ubuntu machine and can access it, on the MacBook through the Remote Disc device in Finder.
However, the ...
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How to reinstall from an USB stick on a MacBook or iMac?
I made an OS X 10.6 USB stick and I used it to succesfully install OS X on several Mac, including a very old Mac Mini and a MacBook Pro.
However I've got a problem: on my girlfriend's Mac it simply ...
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Change default installation location to install xCode
I want to install Xcode in my MacBook Air OSX 10.8.3. The issue is my MacBook Harddisk is just 64GB and it's almost full. I have an external HDD (Formatted to MAC partition) and how can I install ...
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When installing some apps, I get an “Extras” folder, where do I put this?
I'm new to Macs. I understand how to install Apps by dragging and dropping into the Applications folder and then opening the App, but sometimes installations come with an "Extras" folder (for ...
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dual boot Mountain Lion/Mountain Lion
I got a Macbook Pro with OS 10.8 installed on, the usual recovery partition that is created by the OS installer, and a 35GB partition (currently NTFS, but I can reformat in HFS+ if needed).
My ...
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Mac App Store Problem
Memory Clean update & Pocket new purchase both stuck in installing bar, though in MAS purchase page appears " installed".
Both appear in launchpad as if in progress but with full bar.
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Problems installing Lion onto a USB drive
I'm having problems installing Lion onto a USB drive.
On a Lion MacBook Pro I saved the 'Install Mac OS X Lion.app' application, ran it and selected the USB drive as the destination of the install.
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Reinstall on Macbook Air 2010 (Macbook 3,1)
I'm trying to reinstall the OS on a MacBook Air. I got it from my former company, and they didn't keep the OS install disc, in fact they wiped it and put Windows 7 on it. I have quite a few macs, and ...
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mac crashed while installing mountain lion - cable disconnect
I downloaded mountain lion on my mbp which is run by snow leopard atm. I started to install it and waited for the installation to end. When it came down to the last 12-11 minutes, I ended my ...
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Slipstream updates into an OS X install disc?
Is there a way to slipstream (like in Windows) all updates into the install disc for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?
I found a previous answer here, but the provided link doesn't seem to work any more...
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What is the easiest way to install emacs-ess on OSX?
I am interested in installing Emacs ESS mode. I can follow the instructions here but I would like to know if there is an easier way (without installing a completely new instance of Emacs like the one ...
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Why do certain packages fail in NetInstall?
We are using NetInstall to image Macs at work. I build the NetInstall images with System Image Utility, and customize them with the "Add Packages and Post-Install Scripts" workflow item. NetInstall ...
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unsuccessful authorizing my audible account for use in itunes.
When I attempt to play these downloaded audible files with itunes it asks for Audible user name and password, I enter the user name and password (from my audible account) and it says they are ...
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“Unable to Download”/“Unable to Install” on iOS app update
Whenever I try to update one of my apps, it downloads 79%, stops for a moment, then the progress bar resets and one of two dialog boxes appears:
Unable to Download Item
"App Name" cannot be ...
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How to clean install Windows 8 Pro *Upgrade* on BootCamp already running Windows 7?
Now that Windows 8 is officially supported in the latest BootCamp, I am considering this for my Mac.
There is plenty of general advice about installing Windows 8 / Windows 8 Pro in BootCamp on a Mac.
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Users application shared data
I have an application which requires some data to be shared between multiple users who may use a machine.
I understand there is a /Library/Application Support/ directory where shared information can ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu One - nowhere to drag to?
I am trying to install Ubuntu One on Mountain Lion. I follow the instructions here but when I open the DMG file, I can see nowhere obvious to drag it to as below:
I can run it fine by double ...
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How to keep apps from adding themselves to login items?
Today, I noticed that there were several "login items" that I'm 99.99999% certain I did not add. I figure those items added themselves when I installed them (they were probably installations that ...
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installation in terminal
I am trying to install a few software packages on my Mac os X 10.6.8. The packages are the python libraries:
networkx (graph library)
matplotlib (visuzlization)
It seems that with matpotlib I also ...
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How to install framework (from pkg file) in a non-standard location?
In brief, my question is this:
How can I install a framework from a *.pkg file somewhere other than under /Library/Frameworks (or /System/Library/Frameworks)?
Background
I want to install a ...
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OS X installation on external HDD
I am planning to install a second OS X on an external HDD, I was wondering when I boot in external HDD will it in any ways affect my first OS X installation? Will it have the permissions to write or ...
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mac mini stuck on boot
since I was not longer using the Server options on my mac mini I wanted to install os x mountain lion, so I downloaded the app and selected the appropriate hard disk. now, after it booted i'm stuck on ...
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Does a Mac installation have an identifier
I wanted to know if a Mac installation has an identifier with which apple could theoretically identify the machine? More concretely I am wondering if I clone an installation of for example snow ...
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software update is stuck on “less than a minute”
since 10.8 was installed on my mac, when i try to update itunes, or airport utility, it always gets stuck on "installing - less than a minute". then i have to shut the computer from the power button ...
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Why does the Mac App Store show an “error” for a missing product?
A game that purchased a while ago in the Mac App Store is now "not currently available in the U.S. store", but continues to appear in my Applications folder as a download in progress
and shows an ...
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Installing Mountain Lion on multiple macs with one application install
If I have downloaded Install OSX Mountain Lion application file from the Appstore, I can use it as an installer on multiple machines.
Any idea for how many machines will this be valid? How apple ...
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how do I open .packproj files?
I can't seem to run an installer with this extension. googling I find no one else with the same problem, which makes me think this is something which should be handled natively, only apparently it ...
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Clean install of Mountain Lion on MBP early 2011 failed
I want to install a fresh version of mountain lion via usb stick on my macbookpro (early 2011) + new Samsung 840 SSD. (NVRAM cleared, HDD Empty)
1.) I created a usb installer as described here: ...
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Where does Install.app cache files
I am writing some test for our pkg installer.
For some reason since yesterday, when I open the installer it has stopped asking for the destination directory. When I click on the first "Continue" it ...
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How can I run Warcraft III (a PowerPC app) on OS X Mountain Lion?
When I tried to install Warcraft III I got this nice message that says:
You can’t open the application “Installer.app” because PowerPC applications are no longer supported.
So what's the best ...
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Fresh install of OS X with AppStore version
I want to make a fresh and clean installation of OS X Mountain Lion, all data should be erased.
I have already tried installing the OS in the "cmd+R" tool, but what it does is installing the OS X ...
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Is it possible to put Mountain Lion's install on an HDD partition?
I'm trying to do a clean install of Mountain Lion on my laptop..
There are plenty of of tutorials online explaining how to burn the Mountain Lion install (InstallESD) on a (dual layer!) dvd or on a ...
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New harddrive on a macbook pro 13 inch, dvd drive doesn't work, what do?
What I don't have:
An USB dvd drive
What I have:
Another working, up to date, Macbook (with snow leopard).
purchased Mountain Lion on the app store
A desktop PC
A 4GB usb stick.
A USB harddrive ...
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Is it possible to install lower version os in ipad?
I am having an iPad2 with ios 6.0.1, I want to test an app which will be support for both ios 6 and ios 5.
Now, I want to install the ios 5 in the ipad.
is it possible to install the lower version ...
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Chromium builds for Mac OS X
What is the proper way to install Chromium (not chrome!) on Mac OS X?
Stable builds are a must, beta builds or nightlies are nice to have.
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Installing Leopard from DVD: Apple logo?
I need to install Leopard OSX on my mac.
When the mac starts, I hold the alt button and I load the Leopard Installation DVD. Afterwords I can only see the Apple logo on the screen and everything ...
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Is there a way to determine when an iOS upgrade was installed?
Is there any way within iOS, or via iTunes on a computer, to see the date when a particular iOS upgrade was installed on my device (iPhone/iPad)? Not the date the upgrade was released, but the date ...
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Apple powerbook G4 17" Trying to install Linux
I believe followed the directions on how to create a bootable USB drive from the Ubuntu website. My question is how can I get my Powerbook to boot from the USB drive? I tried doing the ...
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Unable to install softwares using Home Brew
I am unable to install any softwares using homebrew. I get the following error when I try to install any softwares.
Rahuls-iMac:local rahuljeevanandam$ brew install mysql
==> Installing ...
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Does App Store Clean/Remove Install Files after Install Upgrade?
I have just updated my OS from Lion to Mountain Lion using Apple's App Store and noticed that my next time machine update/backup was ~16GB. Granted I understand that the OS update touches a lot of ...
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Install AppleTV OS X from a PPC to USB stick
I have a first generation Apple TV, a 10.7 Intel installer DMG file and a PPC PowerBook.
I'd like to install 10.7 onto the stick and change the Mach & boot.efi files as detailed on many sites to ...
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Clean install from external HD to external SSD stops
I put a Mountain Lion DMG via recovery onto my external USB HD. After that I tried to install OS X onto my new SSD, connected via USB too. Everything looks quite well, but the install screen (title ...
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Why won't Office 2011 install on Snow Leopard?
I'm trying to install Office on my mother-in-law's MacBook. The installer fails every time with:
12/28/12 12:26:42 PM installd[1798] PackageKit: Install Failed: PKG: pre-install scripts for ...
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How to safely and successfully use Bootcamp?
I am currently running Parallels 7 to use windows applications, however, games do not run efficiently and I heard Bootcamp is better for gaming.
I tried installing bootcamp but soon enough I ran into ...
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Trying to upgrade, OS X installer can't find hard drive
The hard drive in my mom's MacBook (2,1) was dying so I got her an Adata SSD and replaced the original hard drive with it. I booted it up with her original Mac OS 10.4 install CD and used disk utility ...
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Finding original files in the Mac OS X installer
I messed up my Apache config file, httpd.conf.
I followed this article, http://emresaglam.com/blog/1035, to try and find the original httpd.conf inside Install OS X Mountain Lion.app.
The article ...
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Why doesn't /usr/libexec/java_home recognize JDK 1.8?
I am trying to install a JDK 8 on OS X Mountain Lion (to experiment with the new lambda features).
Starting point
A machine recently updated from OS X 10.6 to 10.8, with
$ sw_vers
ProductName: ...
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Mac App Store app can't be uninstalled, won't finish installing
So I went to download and install McSolitaire thinking it might be a fun game. Well, something went wrong during the install process. Now I've got a half-downloaded app in my Applications and the ...
