Questions tagged [install]
The act of putting software onto a computer so it can run
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Clean install of El Capitan on an older iMac?
I have an old iMac (2010 model) that our workgroup is retiring. My colleague wants to use it for her son. I migrated all data to a new iMac, wiped the drive, and initiated reinstall from the recovery ...
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How can I create a bootable windows 10 usb installer on Mojave?
Boot Camp Assistant no longer allows to do this
dd shouldn't be used for bootable sticks (see here)
Using unetbootbin I can only write on FAT32 formatted USB, but that does not work (see here)
How ...
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iCloud app cannot be installed on Windows 10
Recently I reinstalled my OS on my Laptop and tried to install iCloud for Windows 10 and unfortunately I am unable to do so because at the end of it I got this error:
There is a problem with this ...
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Reinstall vmware fusion and vm cannot run
First I explain why I reinstall vmware fusion: ubuntu on vmware fusion cannot detect my external hard disk.
This forum tells me to reinstall the vmware fusion while my security is unlocked(for more ...
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Issues erasing APFS disk
The MacBook Pro (Mid 2012) won't boot because it can't find the system software (flashing questionmark folder when trying to boot).
I tried to reinstall the system by installing macOS on an external ...
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Macbook Air - folder with ? when computer starts. Recovery mode works, but reinstall Mac OS can't find a disk
MacBook Air 2014 or 2015 - folder with ? when computer starts.
Recovery mode works, but I can not reinstall Mac OS.
There is no time machine back up.
When I go to reinstall El Capitan, there is no ...
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How to create a dmg installer that adds a shortcut to the desktop or the launchpad
I have very limited knowledge of Mac OS and have a couple of questions related to DMG installers.
We have an application that runs on Windows, Mac and Ubuntu. We generate our installers for all three ...
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Block opening of DMG files by non-admin user
I set up Parental Control for a user but said user is still able to download and install additional software from DMG files (among other they downloaded TOR browser which bypasses parental control)..
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How can I upgrade from Oracle JDK 8 to OpenJDK 8 using Homebrew?
If I have Oracle Java SE JDK 8 installed on my mac, how can I upgrade to Open JDK 8?
Motivation: Android build tools seem to need JDK 8, but according to the following links Oracle JDK 8 will not ...
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Can’t get MacBook a1181 to boot
I have two MacBook a1181’s, a black one and a white one. I bought the first one (the black one) a while ago and haven’t had any problems with it. I installed Devuan on it and everything was good.
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How to use house brew install python 3.6.5_1
I am trying to install python 3.6.5_1 using Homebrew by running the following:
$ brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/f2a764ef944b1080be64bd88dca9a1d80130c558/Formula/...
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Clean install macOS keeps restarting and returning to macOS Utilities
I'm trying to do a clean install of macOS Mojave on my 2012 13" MacBook Pro using a bootable USB. I'm doing it on a new 1 TB SSD that I've installed after my last one died.
The problem I'm having is ...
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macOS Mojave clean install installer doesn't start
I wish to perform a clean install of macOS Mojave on my Mid 2013 MacBook Air. I am currently running macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.
I've done all the steps, from downloading the installer from the Mac ...
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Unable to install OS X from internet recovery
Had a computer working normally at work at last use.
Wanted to reinstall OS from scratch.
Went into internet recovery, deleted the computer's main drive.
Now I am attempting to install the OS X ...
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How to guarantee a clean install of macOS Mojave from an external USB drive
I recently received some Mac Mini's (2014 2.8 i5 16GB RAM) purchased online which came installed with El Capitain. I was concerned that the there could be a root kit installed on these second-hand ...
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Cannot install graphviz with macports
I am struggling with macports trying to install graphviz tool:
... $ sudo port install graphviz
---> Computing dependencies for graphviz
---> Fetching archive for graphviz
---> Attempting ...
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How do install a deprecated SDK so xcode can use it as a build target?
My development machine is hardware limited to El Capitan. 10.11.6 is plisted as my minimum target however it is not available in the build settings panel. I downloaded the macOSX10.11SDK to my Library>...
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Macbook Pro internal hard drive issues, any way to get this working?
Apologies for myself, I'm a new member and clueless about Macs in general.
I have inherited a 2010 Macbook Pro and I've been hoping to use it for some light work.
The old password to the computer ...
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Attempting to install High Sierra alongside Windows 10 (1809 October 2018 ISO): “This disk cannot be used to startup your computer”
I have installed Windows 10 (in UEFI mode - no bios emulation) first on an empty SSD of an iMac (mid-2011). Once I was done I attempted to perform a usb-install of High Sierra (I have a created an HFS+...
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Dual boot install of OSX and Ubuntu on my 15" Macbook Pro 2011 which already installed with Ubuntu.
My 15" Macbook Pro Late 2011 have a crooked GPU and won't finish any reinstallation of OSX. tried to verbose it in installation and it hanged in hardware validation or something that make me believe ...
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HomeBrew offloading package compilation
My poor old 2008 aluminium MacBook isn't the only old piece of kit I have running homebrew packages, I really appreciate the ability to have a package manager in Mac OS, at least while I make my way ...
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The recovery server could not be contacted while installing Mojave
Just needed a bit of help debugging.
This is a machine that came with Yosemite OS and I had updated to Mojave. So I want to wipe and install a new Mojave on it because you can't install Yosemite on ...
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Install old app version on iPad 1st generation iOS 5.1.1 (Windows 10, year 2018 question)
I've just got first gen. iPad with iOS 5.1.1 and reset it to it's factory settings. Then I installed iTunes version 12.4.3.1 on my Windows 10 PC. Both iTunes and iPad are connected to same account and ...
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Install MacOS Sierra
I have formatted my MacBook Air and I am trying to install macOS Sierra which is taking a lot of time and is consuming a lot of data(connected via mobile hotspot).
Is there any way that I can install ...
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How to install a fresh copy of Mojave on a Macbook Air?
When I do the Option + Command + R, I am presented with several options. One of those options is to reinstall Mojave from an already existing image. I don't want to use that image, rather, I want to ...
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How can I remove the Mojave download without installing it?
I accidentally clicked the upgrade message, thinking I was upgrading something else, which downloaded Mojave.
I was then presented with a window to install Mojave. I don't want to install Mojave. ...
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Newbie Mac user - how to start over with Mac mini that has Windows installed
I'm very, very new to using Macs in general - my current work computer (iMac Mid 2010) is the first that I've used, and it's only been a couple of months.
I work for a non-profit and someone has ...
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How do I install macOS 10.11 El Capitan on a Mac mini (Late 2012)
I have an older Mac mini (mid 2011) which runs macOS 10.11, 10.12 and 10.13. It did not allow me to install macOS 10.14, so I had to order another (used) Mac mini (late 2012) that now runs macOS 10.13 ...
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Is it possible to install Tor Browser on iPad?
I recently brought an 10.5" iPad Pro that runs mainly on cellular data. I bought this device to travel with my husband over the road in his semi truck.
I have not been able to choose the right Tor ...
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All Safari Tabs lost after installation of Mojave
I had a lot of research tabs open in Safari. But all lost after installing Mojave.
I have Time Machine if that is of any help. I also checked "restoring all tabs from last session" without any ...
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How to make a modified dmg distributable?
Adding files to a dmg and redistribute it
Purpose :
Adding some settings files to firefox.dmg (mozilla.cfg and policies.json) in the objective of redistributing the modified dmg
How the dmg is ...
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Install macOS on a MacBook with a blank HD without having another working Mac or old Mac HD? [duplicate]
I'm getting 3 year old MacBook Pro with no HD (surplus from the company I work for). I don't have a Mac of any sort to do the install/restore/etc like most other answers to this question assume. I ...
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Reinstall Mac OS. Will time machine really work?
I installed a lot of OSS packages when I got my new MacBook. After many updates and 2 OS upgrades XCode command line tools has REALLY gored itself. IT thinks it is installed. But everything I try ...
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How to identify how a package or an executable was previously installed?
Is there a guideline or tool that can help identify how an executable was installed?
I have installed Vim 7.3 long ago (seems called MacVim), and I'd like to upgrade it to 8.0+.
I've tried to list ...
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Is there a list of pre-installed command-line tools for macOS?
I'm currently in the process of developing some shell scripts but have run into a problem: whilst I am able to execute numerous commands on my Mac, when I try to run it on other people's computers I ...
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Cannot reinstall MacOS
I have erased my Mac Mini and now I am presented with the Recovery screen where I can use Disk Utility, Reinstall, etc.
Nothing works!
Disk Utility claims it cannot unmount the primary HDD, despite ...
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Is it possible to clean install mac os and backup on the same drive in a different partition
Just wondering if it's possible to clean install mac os (mojave) while also backing up some files on a different volume/partition on the same drive or will I have to wipe the entire drive.
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External drive Mojave installs unaccessible from Mavericks
I've installed Mojave fresh, direct using an Apple-downloaded installer 4x now on 2 brand new, freshly formatted Seagate 2TB drives as well as a partition on another reliable non-Seagate drive. Drives ...
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How can I abort Mojave installation?
I am on Sierra now, and the appstore has downloaded the Mojave Installer, however I quit it without going though any of the steps, the installer is just sitting in my apps folder.
I would like to ...
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macOS Mojave (10.14) - how to get a full installer without using the macOS Mojave Patcher Tool [duplicate]
I just want to install macOS Mojave (10.14) on one of my Macs without an internet connection. Therefore, I need an "offline" installer.
With previous versions of macOS I used the createinstallmedia ...
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uninstall homebrew without uninstalling packages
I want to show someone how to install homebrew.
I want to uninstall homebrew (so that I no longer have a brew command) and then paste the install command into my terminal, and it goes through a ...
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Names and location of .dmg files for OS X installation
I believe a file was download and mounted to a director under Applications:
cd /Applications
ls -l | grep -i install
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 Nov 2 23:55 Install macOS High Sierra.app
Is ...
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GLU Library not found
I am trying to install PyFTGL to display fonts in my PyOpenGL project.
When trying to install with the python setup.py install command from the downloaded PyFTGL source code folder, I get the ...
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Where to get the full offline-capable installer for macOS Mojave (.1 update)?
When I originally downloaded the Install macOS Mojave.app for the original release 14.0.22, I got a 6.03 gig file.
Today I replaced that file by downloading the installer fresh from the App Store for ...
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Mac App To Make External HDD Bootable
Instead of using DiskMaker, is there another app to make Mac OS X 10.4 or 10.5 (ppc) bootable without creating a bootable usb? I want to copy all the contents of the Mac OS X Install DVD straight to ...
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Install Mac OS X Tiger (PPC) to External HDD with an Intel Mac
I’m running 10.11 on my MacBook Pro and I’m wondering if it is possible to install a PPC OS X to an external HDD using an intel MacBook? Or is there an app that I can use to accomplish this?
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“Volume contains an OS X installation which may be damaged”
After I formatted my disk (instead of just erasing the volume), I struggled to reinstall Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan) on my early-2009 Mac Mini (10.11 being the latest supported version.)
I tried ...
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Parallels 14 with macOS Mojave has extra volume mounted named “Install macOS Mojave”
I successfully installed macOS Mojave as a guest OS on Parallels 14.0.1. I installed by using the Parallels Control Center, choosing File > New > Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file ...
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Running MTGArena on MacBook Pro using Wine and DXVK
I have recently installed wine for the first time on my MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011 running OSX 10.13.6 with OpenGL 16.7.4 and OpenCL 2.8.24) in order to play MTGArena... unfortunately it doesn't ...
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How to get a clean installation copy of mac os High Sierra [duplicate]
I have tried every combination of question and filter stating that I needed a full download of High Sierra. I need to do a clean install on another Mac I have, but every time I get the same download ...
