How to install a Mac application using Terminal
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Probably not exactly your issue..
Do you have any spaces in your package path? You should wrap it up in double quotes to be safe, otherwise it can be taken as two separate arguments
sudo installer -store -pkg "/User/MyName/Desktop/helloWorld.pkg" -target /
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David
Updated on July 26, 2022Comments
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David almost 2 years
Apple suggests that prior to submitting to the Mac application store, the installation process for Macs be tested using the command
sudo installer -store -pkg path-to-package -target /
I saved the application package to the desktop and then in the terminal I sent the command
sudo installer -store -pkg /User/MyName/Desktop/helloWorld.pkg -target /
From the above command I get this
installer: invalid option - Usage: installer [-help] [-dominfo] [-volinfo] [-pkginfo] [-allow] [-dumplog] [-verbose | -verboseR] [-vers] [-config] [-plist] [-file <pathToFile>] [-lang <ISOLanguageCode>] [-listiso] [-showChoicesXML] [-applyChoiceChangesXML <pathToFile>] [-showChoicesAfterApplyingChangesXML <pathtoFile>] -pkg <pathToPackage> -target <[DomainKey|MountPoint|DiskIdentifier|DeviceNode|UUID]>
I am very new to the Terminal. What does this mean and how do I fix it so that I can install the application as suggested by Apple?