As per the title. Just been told by Apple online 'help' that my MacBook 5,1 Late 2008 Aluminium cannot run Safari 11; That Safari 11 doesn't run on El Capitan (10.11.6). I beg to differ. Can anyone clarify?
MacBook, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz
There are seven security updates through July 2017, since El Capitan 10.11.6 was released. There are just two requirements to receive them in the Updates tab of the Mac App Store:
These settings allowed me to be automatically notified in the Mac App Store Updates tab when these security updates were released. Safari 11 was in Security Update 2017-003 released in July.
If you review your installation history ( menu : About This Mac : System Report... button : Software : Installations, you will see what Security updates have been installed. Mine appears:
You can obtain the missing Security Updates for El Capitan 10.11.6 directly from Apple's Download site, and by specifying “Security Update 2016-001.” Make absolutely certain that you choose those for El Capitan, and install all of them in numeric order.
There are seven security updates through July 2017, since El Capitan 10.11.6 was released. There are just two requirements to receive them in the Updates tab of the Mac App Store:
These settings allowed me to be automatically notified in the Mac App Store Updates tab when these security updates were released. Safari 11 was in Security Update 2017-003 released in July.
If you review your installation history ( menu : About This Mac : System Report... button : Software : Installations, you will see what Security updates have been installed. Mine appears:
You can obtain the missing Security Updates for El Capitan 10.11.6 directly from Apple's Download site, and by specifying “Security Update 2016-001.” Make absolutely certain that you choose those for El Capitan, and install all of them in numeric order.
Version 9 with El Capitan. Version 10/11 with Sierra. Version 12 with High Sierra.
Ok so El Capitan can run Safari 11.0, I can confirm as I am running it, it was released 19/9/2017.
You should be able to update via the App Store, and if for some reason it is not try downloading from here,
Safari 11 Released for macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan | MacRumors Forums
please scroll down to post number 21 where you will see a link to a direct download for El Capitan and also one for Sierra. Once downloaded double click to install.
When upgrading the only available upgrade path online is via this link How to download OS X El Capitan - Apple Support. This installs 10.11.6, which is compatible with Safari 11. Where is it then? It's not available via the App Store.
Quite clearly it states here that Safari 11 runs on El Capitan 10.11.6
No, it will not because the version installed with El Capitan is Version 9, not 11.
I provided specific links to where Safari 11 could be obtained from an Apple download site. This is the only means to ensure that the software has not been weaponized by miscreants.
As per the original post: I upgraded from Yosemite to El Capitan 10.11.6: Said 10.11.6 should include Safari 11. My installation doesn't. Have spent the last 24 hours trying to find a way to install Safari 11 and thus far cannot. Checked with Apple and was told that Safari 11 doesn't run on my machine. Clearly it's advertised as such.
Many thanks for the link. That's Safari 11 installed now (after about two days of faffing around).
No idea why Apple can't just have the link for Safari 11 in their download section. Didn't much appreciate being told by the online team that my MacBook was 'too old to run Safari 11' with the implied suggestion that I should drop well over a grand on a new MacBook 😀 (or however much they cost 'post-Bexit' in the UK). I quite like the fact that I still have a laptop I can actually upgrade and maintain myself (i.e. removable battery, easy access to RAM and HDD etc etc).
Cheers again!
If you had bothered to look at the links you can tell that they are coming direct from Apple servers, I am not in the habit of directing people to dodgy sites.
Your post deals with Security Updates for El Capitan, the original question is for an update to Safari.
Anyway the links I provided are fine and will not install any nasties.
Again, thanks for the tips. Had a look for “Security Update 2016-001” but it doesn't seem to be there for El Capitan. I also already had the correct App Store options selected. I'd have thought that the (only official) link for upgrading Yosemite to El Capital would have enabled me to painlessly install Safari 11, but no. Even checked via Terminal but that too confirms that no updates are available for my system.
Anyway, running Safari 11 now 🙂
What's your point?
El Capitan comes with Safari 9, not Version 11. I still don't get your point.
Anyone know how to force the app store to offer Safari 11 for El Capitan 10.11.6 then please?
Updated from Mavericks to El Capitan: What version of Safari should now be installed?
