The act of putting software onto a computer so it can run
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Is it possible to burn a DVD out of the Lion app store install?
Is it possible to burn a DVD out of the Lion app store install?
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How can I open a .pkg file manually?
Some applications come in .pkg files, and ask for you administrator password, even if all they do is copy the binary to /Applications.
I like to have my applications in ~/Applications, and I do not ...
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Is there a way to determine what application wants Java installed?
After upgrading to Mountian Lion on both my MacBook Air and my wife's MacBook Pro, I recieved a prompt asking to install Java (I did not get this on my iMac).
I was wondering what triggered this ...
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How do I install an application from a disk image?
I've downloaded Firefox and it's now sitting on my desktop as Firefox.dmg. When I double click on Firefox.dmg it opens up a window with Firefox in it so I can use it - does this mean the application ...
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I just installed Lion, and now I'm hanging on startup. What went wrong?
I purchased Lion from the Mac App Store and installed it on my mid-2009-era MacBook Pro. The installation went smoothly and the computer restarted itself on schedule. I heard the startup noise, saw ...
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How can I cancel an app installation on the iPhone?
I started downloading an app then realized that it's really big (over 600 MB) and that I don't want it anymore. Is there any way to cancel the installation?
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What actions are performed by Install OS X Mountain Lion.app that are not performed by InstallESD.dmg without the app?
Recommended
Apple provides and recommends use of Install OS X Mountain Lion.app
that is, "the app" – in its entirety.
For Build 12A269 for OS X 10.8, the version of the app is 1.3.12 (351).
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Install Bootcamp Windows7 off external USB optical drive on Lion system
I got my new MBP today and I plan to use MCE's OptiBay to place a second harddisk in the drive bay and put Windows via Bootcamp on it, but I heard / read that, at least with Snow Leopard, it was not ...
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Is it possible to pre-install apps on an iPad?
We're giving away iPads (for real, and no you can't have one) as part of a promotion to our referral network. But the plan is to ship it pre-installed with our sales presentation apps and sign-up ...
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2answers
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Advantage of doing a clean Install of Mountain Lion?
I have Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 installed in my Macbook Pro. When I upgraded to Mac OS X Lion from Snow Leopard I did a clean install since some applications weren't compatible with Lion. I am planning to ...
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Unable to resize Lion partition
I decided to do a clean install of Lion on a new partition, then after copying my stuff removed the old one. I'm now stuck with 100~ GB of free space and a 20 GB partition that Disk Utility won't let ...
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Apple-Certified RAM?
I'm planning to upgrade my RAM in my MacBook Pro (Late 2008) from the base 2GB to 4GB. I'm planning to buy RAM from Kingston.
There's two types of Kingston 1066 2GB RAM here. (Laptop-sized RAM)
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Is it possible to do a “clean” install of Lion?
Is it possible to take a Lion install burned by the method outlined in this question and preform a clean install with it?
I just want to make sure that if I buy Lion from the App Store in the near ...
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App Store thinks apps are installed
I had a few apps originally purchased through the App Store that got corrupted. I removed them with the intent of re-installing them from the App Store, but it seems that the App Store thinks they're ...
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Reinstalling Lion
My Mac has gotten pretty dirty from all the stuff I've installed and the files I have accumulated these past months. I have tried reinstalling by holding Command-R and following the process. However, ...
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How can I install an SSD on my new Lion MBP w/out install disks?
I just got a new MBP that came with Lion, and they didn't give me any install disks. If I swap in my new SSD, how can I install Lion on the new drive?
Update: There is the Mac OS X Utilities that I ...
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Downgrading to iOS 4 on my iPod Touch from iOS 5
I installed iOS 5 on my iPod Touch 3rd Generation, but it slows everything down. I want to put it back to iOS 4. How can I do this?
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Why do App Store applications transferred into ~/Applications on another machine not launch?
I have purchased some apps from the Mac App store and installed them on my personal computer. I would like to install them on a shared work computer. Unfortunately, I do not have admin access to the ...
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Best practice for installing applications for multiple users?
I have a MBP with Lion (10.7.3) on it and there are two user accounts on it, I use them to seperate work and private stuff, but when I install apps, I generally want to use/upgrade/remove them using ...
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Is it safe to downgrade Lion from 10.7.1 to 10.7?
Questions
Is it OK to downgrade 10.7.1 Client to 10.7 using the original version 1.0.4 of Install Mac OS X Lion.app?
Either type of downgrade to be followed by updates. These questions focus on:
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How can I clone my Lion-pre-installed drive to a new smaller hard drive?
I got a new MBP with Lion installed (as detailed here: How can I install an SSD on my new Lion MBP w/out install disks?), and I want to clone the drive (including the Lion install partition) to my new ...
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VMware fusion 4 won't launch due to out of date, running guests
When running the Upgrade Installer from VMware Fusion 3.1.3 to v4.0.1, this dialog pops up:
A virtual machine is running with an older version of VMware Fusion.
Please use the older version ...
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Can I copy (myself) an app purchased through the Mac App Store to another of my licensed computers?
I have some applications purchased through the Mac App Store, and I have two Macs.
Presently, if I buy an application on my Mac mini, I just go and launch the App Store on my MacBook Air, and then ...
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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 ...
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1answer
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Do I need to have system administrator permissions to install from the Mac App Store?
Where does the Mac App Store install its applications to? Is this a system-wide location, or somewhere inside my Home directory? Is it possible to use the App Store on machines where I am not a System ...
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How to remove an app stuck in “waiting” mode from the Mac App Store?
I've got 2 applications that I installed via the Mac App Store that are still in the "waiting" mode. How do I get these applications to finish installing? Or how do I remove them and try again?
By ...
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How should I install software from source so that I can make my configuration manageable and reproducible?
Related question on Unix/Linux: How should I install software from source so that I can make my configuration manageable and reproducible? However, I've tailored this question more towards the Mac OS ...
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Reinstalling a MacBook Pro w/Lion (10.7.2), when previous owner died, can it be done? What do I need?
A colleague of mine gave me a MacBook Pro that a friend of her has asked for help with.
The MBP is installed with Lion, 10.7.2, but unfortunately the previous owner, the father in the family, died, ...
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1answer
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Apps cannot be installed anymore because of missing signature
I was working on my iPhone 4 with iOS 4.2 (the last one) for a while, when I called my phone operator to unlock the simlock. I followed the procedure, and I saved of my iPhone with iTunes, then ...
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Installing applications from disk images - what about the resources?
I know that the way to install an application on Mac is to drag the icon from the disk image onto applications. Often these folders don't just contain an application but resources (such as a readme as ...
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Cannot update Microsoft Office 2011
I have tried numerous ways to fix this problem :
Clean uninstall and re-install of Office 2011
Download individual updates
Download older Office updates
I always stop at "Destination Select" step ...
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How to install an Operating System after replacing optical Drive by a second HDD on MacBook white late 2009?
I want to improve the performance of my MacBook white by donating it a Solid State Drive.
Because the prices are too high and I don't want to get stuck in space shortage, I thought of replacing the ...
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1answer
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Xcode tools getting working without the Xcode CD or external drive?
I would like to get the Xcode-developer things to my Macs. I noticed that Apple has started to offer some terminal things online, more here. I am still lazy to get the CDs, to get all Xcode-developer ...
