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Apple Disk iMaGe file format

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Why do we install software via `.dmg` files?

These can be packaged in an OS X/macOS disk image (.dmg) or a traditional archive format such as .zip or .tar. … A .dmg is just a virtual hard drive not an installer. The choice to utilise a .dmg is about packaging rather than installation. …
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