[macvoiceover] Re: Downloading and installing
- From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:57:34 -0500
When you download an application for the mac, it generally comes in a disk
image (.dmg file) or as an installation package (.pkg). Sometimes you find a
.pkg file in a disk image, so don't get confused with that... In any case, most
applications don't need to be installed like in windows. In other words, if you
open a dmg file in the finder, you can simply open the application inside and
it will work. What you would normally do, though, is to copy the application
and paste it to your applications folder. Some disk images actually come with
an alias to the applications folder, so what you see when you open the disk
image is the application itself and an alias to your local applications folder.
So just select the application, press command c, go to the applications folder
alias, open it and press command v to paste it. Installation packages work more
or less like in windows. You open them, and go through installation dialogs.
When you download something in your mac, it does go to the downloads folder if
you haven't changed anything in the safari preferences. To go to the downloads
folder, just go to the finder and press command shift h to go to your home
folder, and find the downloads folder in there. You can also open downloaded
items from the safari downloads window.
Good luck!
IC
On Feb 3, 2010, at 1:32 PM, Paul Nugent wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have downloaded some applications for the Mac using windows explorer on my
> PC. I burned the results to a CD and am wanting to install to the Mac from
> this CD.
>
> Ok, Firstly can you install directly from the CD? Secondly, when you
> download directly to the Mac it is supposed to put the file into the
> download folder? Where is that folder to be found, and then when you open
> that file, will it install to the application folder, or what?
>
>
> Sorry am a little confused with this.
>
> Cheers and look forward to your responses.
>
> Paul Nugent?
>
>
>
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