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- | ====== How to download BootCaT for Mac ====== | ||
- | READ THIS CAREFULLY, DON'T JUST DOWNLOAD IT BECAUSE IT WON'T WORK! | ||
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- | Download BootCaT from here: | ||
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- | After installing it, if you try to start the App, you will probably see something like this: | ||
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- | Or this (on older versions of MacOS): | ||
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- | See below for ways to fix this. | ||
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- | ===== Quick fix (for experienced users) ===== | ||
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- | Use this on your terminal: | ||
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- | <code bash> | ||
- | sudo xattr -cr / | ||
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- | Then enter your password and you're good to go: start BootCaT like any other App. | ||
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- | ===== Step-by-step guide (for novice users) ===== | ||
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- | Open a Terminal in your Mac: | ||
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- | Once it starts you'll see a window like this (the background might be black, but it doesn' | ||
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- | Copy the following line and paste it into the terminal window: | ||
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- | <code bash> | ||
- | sudo xattr -cr / | ||
- | </ | ||
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- | The terminal will ask you to insert your password: | ||
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- | Type your password, **you will not see any character appearing as you type, this is normal**, then press the ENTER key. | ||
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- | If you don't see any error messages, you're good to go: just start BootCaT like any other App. | ||
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- | ===== Why do I have to do this? ===== | ||
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- | Since version 10.15.X " | ||
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- | Since BootCaT hasn't been notarized yet (we're working on it), at the moment the workaround you see at the top of the page is needed to and run the App. |