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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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OS X application manager
Unix-sytled, "package managers" like Fink, Homebrew, and MacPorts do a good job of managing 'headless' libraries. I would like something similar to manage OS X applications with a GUI.
I am hoping ...
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Do open source licenses restrict Apple's ability to provide a native package manager? [closed]
I realize that there are many useful package managers for OSX (homebrew, macports, fink), but I don't understand why they are not part of the official operating system.
It seems that the App store ...
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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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Installing RPM with MacPorts on Mac OS X 10.7.5
I installed MacPorts from the official site usting .pkg installer for Mac, accepting all default installation settings.
Then my goal was to install rpm, so I typed respectively :
sudo port -v ...
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libicu-dev: Package not found by apt-get
I try to install libicu-dev using apt-get
sudo apt-get install libicu-dev
And i get the error
E: Couldn't find package libicu-dev
I tried apt-get update but that didn't change a thing.
Fink ...
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Can not run ack after installing it using MacPorts
After installing p5-app-ack using Macports I can see it is installed correctly.
I can not run it however.
I get ack: command not found.
and which ack displays nothing.
How can I see where port ...
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How do I find what packages I've installed via terminal?
I've been learning the shell for a few weeks and have installed several packages. I know/remember what some of them are, like oh-my-zsh and emacs 24 (which was a nightmare to upgrade to), but not sure ...
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How create DLC system with out AppStore updates but with iOS SDK payments [closed]
Accordint to this question: Need to make a DLC “packet” system for my iOS game. What if I want to download packet form my source but still I want make payments by iOS SDK?
Descryption:I have app in ...
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How to download pre-built binaries from MacPorts without installing?
I see as of 2.0 MacPorts is hosting pre-built binaries, which it would install by default if licensing is present and compatible. I'm looking for a more current version of rsync than ships by default ...
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How to install ImageMagick on 10.6 (Snow Leopard) using a precompiled binary (without a package manager)?
The wish is to manipulate images from the command line using the ImageMagick tools.
No package manager because:
The MacPorts port and Homebrew brew package managers have Xcode dependencies.
Xcode ...
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Updating everything installed through Homebrew on Mountain Lion [closed]
After updating to 10.8 ‘Mountain Lion’ I’m wondering whether it would be vise to rebuild everything I have installed through the packaging system Homebrew (similar to MacPorts) to ensure all ...
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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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Is it possible to install Linux packages on OS X?
I know that the Mac commandline is very similar to that of Linux operating systems, so it would be nice to use some features of Linux in my Mac, specially installing Linux packages. For example, in ...
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How to know what packages are available with (home)brew?
I am new to Mac coming from Ubuntu Linux background. How do I find out what packages are available for Homebrew? With Ubuntu I could search packages.ubuntu.com for example, or Google since its using ...
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What are the techniques for upgrading scripting languages on Lion OS X
How can I painlessly upgrade ruby and python languages and their libraries? Can I nuke the system versions (which are present somewhere in /System/Libraries) and install newer ones using package ...
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What are the key differences between fink and macports?
I don't want to start a holywar, but as far as I am concerned, I am on track according to the faq.
I wanted to know the key differences between macports and fink. I am a long time macports user and ...
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Can't install Homebrew on Mac OS X Lion
I followed the simple instructions on Homebrew's homepage:
Paste this at a terminal prompt:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/gist/323731)"
But I get the following permission ...
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Installed additional python2.7 to Snow Leopard. What happens to modules I want to install?
I recently asked if I should upgrade python 2.6 to python 2.71 on my Mac (Snow Leopard). I was told to install 2.7 without removing 2.6. Done!
Now I was wondering how the installation of new modules ...
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How to tell PackageMaker to Execute a bash script after installation
I'm creating a new Installer using PackageMaker. I need to run a bash script after the installation is complete.
In the "Contents" column I have a folder, which is the folder I want to be installed ...
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iPhone app or mod in cydia to remap headset inline remote buttons?
I was wondering if there's any package in Cydia or iPhone app that would allow me to change the inline remote buttons behavior. I often walk around the cydia with my headphones on and speaking the ...
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OS X Package Management
I'd like to know if anyone out there has done a comprehensive comparison of the various package manager solutions available for OS X.
More specifically, I'm looking for:
A list of all the major ...
