Force installing .pkg files on unsupported system.

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dmoyle Author

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Force installing .pkg files on unsupported system.

How can i force install a .pkg file on a os that it doesnt support.

iMac 2ghz intel, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Aug 15, 2009 7:43 PM

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Answer 1

dmoyle Author

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Aug 16, 2009 6:33 PM in response to dmoyle

Well im trying to run a Apple Package installer but when i run it it says it only supports OSX Leopard Only. Strangely thats the os that i am running. I really need to install this.
I have tried running Pacifist to extract the files and manually install them but i missing a few terminal commands and it wont start.

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Answer 2

Aug 15, 2009 7:58 PM in response to dmoyle

With a hammer. ***?

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Answer 3

nerowolfe

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Aug 15, 2009 8:24 PM in response to dmoyle

Can you be a little more specific?
What are you trying to do?

If you are asking something like "how to I force an .exe file to run on Leopard" then the other poster has answered you correctly.

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Answer 4

dmoyle Author

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Aug 16, 2009 7:01 PM in response to dmoyle

One file Pacifist needed was missing. "/usr/bin/update_prebinding" I found the file on my old installation of OSX Tiger. I then used Pacifist to install the package.

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