![]() ![]() from installers, and this is its recommended use.Ī: All software is prone to have at least some bugs. Pacifist works best, though, for installing individual files, apps, etc. However, although I cannot guarantee that it will work for you, I have successfully used the 1.0 version of Pacifist several times to install OS updates on my own machine without incident. Therefore, installing something as vital as an OS update using Pacifist and allowing it to replace the files of your current OS installation is dangerous and should be done only at your own risk. On the other hand, there is the possibility that there could be something important that the shell script does that is necessary for a complete install to be successful. This has several implications - on one hand, it can make installation safer, since a poorly written shell script can cause damage to your files. For example, it does not run the pre-install or post-install scripts of a package. Q: Is Pacifist a complete replacement for the Installer? Should I use Pacifist to install OS updates?Ī: Pacifist, in its present form, is not a complete replacement for the Installer. (sorry, a JavaScript-compliant browser is required to view this e-mail address) If you encounter an Apple-made disc that does not open with Pacifist, please send me an e-mail at Q: Can Pacifist read the Apple Software Restore discs? How about the iLife installer, the iWork installer, etc.?Ī: Pacifist should be able to open most Apple-provided install discs that use either. It is also a Universal Binary for use on both PPC and Intel-based Macs. ![]() Yes, Pacifist has been tested on Leopard. ![]() Q: Does Pacifist work with Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard”? How about Intel-based Macs? ![]()
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