Questions tagged [macos-catalina]
Use for questions referring specifically to macOS 10.15, Catalina. Non-version-specific questions related to macOS should be tagged with [macos]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running macOS on non-Apple hardware ("hackintoshing") are generally considered off-topic.
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macOS Catalina Beta 10.15 - Relocated Items after Update
I just updated my MacBook Pro with the new macOS Catalina Beta 10.15. Everything works fine but now I have a 'Relocated Items' dir on my Desktop.
I run a tree command and this is the content of the ...
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How to edit $PATH on MacOS Catalina (Zsh)?
I open terminal and use echo $PATH
I get back:
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin/
I'm confused because my .zshrc, .zsh, .bash_profile, .bashrc, and .profile all have ...
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How can I install old version of Mosquitto on my old Mac?
I should install mosquitto 1.5.11 on my macbook running macOS Catalina (10.15.7).
The recommended approach with brew doesn't work - brew doesn't support old versions.
I tried to download old .rb file ...
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SSH to MacOS refuses public key authentication
When I use ssh from a desktop linux machine to my MacOS laptop my public keys are rejected. I am able to connect using a password.
I have looked at several questions similar to this one (e.g. 522652,...
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Configuring Apache Virtual Hosts on Mac OS Catalina
I setup Apache + PHP on Mac OS for development purposes and the localhost "site" works fine. When I try to setup a new Virtual Host (from these instructions) my site (from virtual host) returns 403.
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Is the format/schema of the Apple Music “Library.musicdb” used in macOS Catalina documented anywhere? [closed]
As folks know, Apple abandoned iTunes with macOS Catalina. I use Logitech Music Server to drive my Transporter (a networked music player) for my home music system.
Logitech Music Server has a Python ...
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OSX: ssh: Could not resolve hostname xxxxx.com: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
I'm trying to ssh into my ec2 instance using:
ssh -i "key.pem" [email protected]
And I get this:
ssh: Could not resolve hostname xxxxx.com: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
This ...
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How to set input language shortcuts on macOS?
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I regularly use at least 3 languages, so I have the standard shortcut for switching the layouts (cmd+space). This works well if there are only 2 languages, EN->RU
and RU->EN, for ...
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Developer cannot be verified macOS error/exception - a) Move to Trash b) cancel
I am trying to run the Chromium Browser app I installed from github many years ago, which use to run fine on my prior MacOS version but does not work on Catalina.
However, when I do run it I ...
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Trying to install Dradis on Mac OS X Catalina gives me an error, “You don't have write permissions for the /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0 directory.”
I'm trying install Dradis in my Mac OS X Catalina
git clone https://github.com/dradis/dradis-ce.git
cd dradis-ce/
./bin/setup
I kept getting
You don't have write permissions for the /Library/Ruby/...
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My Slack app redirects to the browser. How can I prevent this?
I'm using:
Mac OS Catalina: 10.15.5
Slack: 4.8.0
I've previously used the Slack desktop app to work with a client and had no problems with it.
I've now set up a new instance of Slack for a new ...
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SMB access issues Server 2016 from Mac-Catalina
I have 2 Macs accessing SMB shares of a Server 2016 and problems occur, constant server connection. Both Macs are in the graphics department.
Currently the problem is for Excel, Adobe Illustrator etc....
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How do I find out what macOS app is using a shortcut
So on macOS I want to setup Mail to have command+shift+R to reply all but it isn’t letting me. Looks like another app or something is conflicting with that combination.
I don’t see it in the ...
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Mac OS - Any way to make Firefox/Chrome/Safari play/pause video (BetterTouchTool key trigger)? F8 not working
my F8/PlayPause key on Mac OS Catalina (10.15.6) only opens and controls the Music app. Previously, it used to play/pause the active video on Chrome or Safari. This is especially useful for doing ...
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MacOS Catalina remote login via password-less SSH suddenly stopped working
I have a 2013 MacBook Pro that's been maxed out at MacOS 10.15.7 (19H2026) for quite a while now. It's configured to accept password-less SSH connections. A couple of days ago, out of the blue, when I ...
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Files not opening in macOS Catalina
All the files are saying:
XXX is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Bin.
Most of the files are not opening in macOS Catalina 10.15.
I have tried to right click, disable the app ...
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Packet Filter (pf) firewall in macOS Catalina: How to restrict www access to a specific IP address on local network?
I am trying to use pf firewall on macos Catalina 10.15.3 to allow www (80,443) access for a specific local IP address on my home network. This local IP address will request web pages from a nginx ...
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Trying to update macOS Catalina to Big Sur, stuck after softwareupdate -l
I have a late 2014 mac-mini.
I need to update from Catalina to Big-Sur so I can install xcode 13, so I can upload builds for iOS.
When I goto system preferences\software update I get "checking ...
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Text in window in macOS Catalina is blurry after sleep
After I updated my MacBook Pro to Catalina, every time I close the lid for a while some windows will be blurry.
Here is an example:
The left window was opened before sleep and now it is blurry.
The ...
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Missing recovery partion and unable to start boot/startup manager on macbook pro mid 2012
my mid 2012 macbook pro with intel icore7 is in need of some attention. it's been running slugish for a while now.. I cleaned the hd as much as I could but since the os is not longer getting supported ...
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Why do I get this code 139 error (signal 11: SIGSEGV), and what can I do about it?
I've recently upgraded to Mac OS Catalina and my project that I have been working on keeps getting interrupted by this new error before any of the main code runs:
Process finished with exit code ...
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Cannot change /tmp folder permissions in macOS Catalina (10.15) Beta (Build: 19A487l)
I am trying to install Tunnelblick, it shows this error
The tmp system folder (/tmp) is not secure.
Here's the symlink permission
$ ll /tmp
lrwxr-xr-x 1 root admin 11 Jun 23 21:29 /tmp -> ...
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Adding an application to com.apple.quarantine
I have removed the com.apple.quarantine attribute from an app using xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Application/appname.app and now I want to add it back to the quarantine list because that was not the ...
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Cannot Install Windows 10 22h2 as guest VirtualBox 7 on MacOS Catalina MacBook Pro 2012
System always restarts and cannot run; RAM 8 GB of 16 GB Processor 4
I tried system setting in VirtualBox but still failed:
RAM 8 and Processor 4
RAM 6 and Processor 4
RAM 10 and Processor 4
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bad CPU type in executable: wine @ macOS Catalina
My wine met some problems while executing Windows executable file:
$ wine GECacheBldr.exe
zsh: bad CPU type in executable: wine
How to fix this?
PS: My wine is installed using HomeBrew:
$ brew ...
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Unable to revert default shell from zsh to bash in macOS/Catalina: "chsh: no changes made"
I have a new catalina system and need compatibility with traditional linux. bash is a must. Following various references I did
chsh -s /bin/bash
But not too happy:
(base) 19:44:28// $chsh -s /...
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Recover shared devices Screen Time passcode when using macOS Catalina with an iOS 13.1 device
Like a few other unlucky people, I've forgotten my iOS Screen Time passcode. Since I’ve enabled “shared devices” on my iPhone and iPad and updated both to iOS 13.1 pinfinder.net and other solutions ...
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How to map a new key binding to forward delete on macos?
I would like to map the right option key and the backspace key to forward delete, mostly so that I can forward delete whilst holding a cup of coffee without doing hand acrobatics. Could somebody ...
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What can I do to fix ImageMagick in Catalina?
I tried to check installations of ImageMagick then brew. In a classic case of knowing just enough to cause trouble the diagnoses are more complicated than I know how to treat. Hoping for a second ...
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Disabled SIP on mac won't allow me to modify permissions settings in /SYSTEM/Library
I am trying to add a file in /SYSTEM/Library.
I've restarted the mac in recovery mode.
Ran csrutil disable in Terminal.
Logged back in and tried to copy the file in /SYSTEM/Library only to be denied ...
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