Posted by jpluimers on 2019/01/28
macOS DisplayLink driver downloads: 4.1 works fine with MacOS 10.12 Sierra on a 15-inch mid 2015 Retina MacBook Pro.
Downloads:
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/01/18
Two installation options for TigerVNC:
The [WayBack] TigerVNC viewer gives a bit more details on failing VNC connections than the stock OSX Screen Sharing.app does: after performing the logon, the connection would just stall, but TigerVNC would should “write broken pipe (32)” after the logon. Most of the linked search results indicated the VNC server was having a state problem.
So I restarted the VNC server, after which connections could be made again in both tools.
I actually prefer the stock Screen Sharing.app as:
open vnc://192.168.178.55:5900 if your VNC server is listening on 192.168.178.55:5900TIL that Apple’s “Screen Sharing” app is command-line accessible.
ssh username@hostname -L5910:localhost:5900open
vnc://username:password@localhost:5910
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/01/01
Reminder to self:
==> Caveats
==> nss
nss is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because Firefox can pick this up instead of the built-in library, resulting in
random crashes without meaningful explanation.Please see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1142646 for details.
If you need to have nss first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/nss/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profileFor compilers to find nss you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS=”-L/usr/local/opt/nss/lib”
export CPPFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/opt/nss/include”For pkg-config to find nss you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=”/usr/local/opt/nss/lib/pkgconfig”==> sphinx-doc
sphinx-doc is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because this formula is mainly used internally by other formulae.
Users are advised to use `pip` to install sphinx-doc.If you need to have sphinx-doc first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/sphinx-doc/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profile==> sqlite
sqlite is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because macOS provides an older sqlite3.If you need to have sqlite first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/sqlite/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profileFor compilers to find sqlite you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS=”-L/usr/local/opt/sqlite/lib”
export CPPFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/opt/sqlite/include”For pkg-config to find sqlite you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=”/usr/local/opt/sqlite/lib/pkgconfig”==> openssl
A CA file has been bootstrapped using certificates from the SystemRoots
keychain. To add additional certificates (e.g. the certificates added in
the System keychain), place .pem files in
/usr/local/etc/openssl/certsand run
/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin/c_rehashopenssl is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because Apple has deprecated use of OpenSSL in favor of its own TLS and crypto libraries.If you need to have openssl first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/openssl/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profileFor compilers to find openssl you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS=”-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib”
export CPPFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include”For pkg-config to find openssl you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=”/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig”==> openssl@1.1
A CA file has been bootstrapped using certificates from the system
keychain. To add additional certificates, place .pem files in
/usr/local/etc/openssl@1.1/certsand run
/usr/local/opt/openssl@1.1/bin/c_rehashopenssl@1.1 is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because openssl/libressl is provided by macOS so don’t link an incompatible version.If you need to have openssl@1.1 first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/openssl@1.1/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profileFor compilers to find openssl@1.1 you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS=”-L/usr/local/opt/openssl@1.1/lib”
export CPPFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/opt/openssl@1.1/include”For pkg-config to find openssl@1.1 you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=”/usr/local/opt/openssl@1.1/lib/pkgconfig”==> icu4c
icu4c is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because macOS provides libicucore.dylib (but nothing else).If you need to have icu4c first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/icu4c/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profile
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/icu4c/sbin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profileFor compilers to find icu4c you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS=”-L/usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib”
export CPPFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/opt/icu4c/include”For pkg-config to find icu4c you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=”/usr/local/opt/icu4c/lib/pkgconfig”==> ruby
By default, binaries installed by gem will be placed into:
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.6.0/binYou may want to add this to your PATH.
ruby is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because macOS already provides this software and installing another version in
parallel can cause all kinds of trouble.If you need to have ruby first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/ruby/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profileFor compilers to find ruby you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS=”-L/usr/local/opt/ruby/lib”
export CPPFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/opt/ruby/include”For pkg-config to find ruby you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=”/usr/local/opt/ruby/lib/pkgconfig”==> qt
We agreed to the Qt open source license for you.
If this is unacceptable you should uninstall.qt is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because Qt 5 has CMake issues when linked.If you need to have qt first in your PATH run:
echo ‘export PATH=”/usr/local/opt/qt/bin:$PATH”‘ >> ~/.bash_profileFor compilers to find qt you may need to set:
export LDFLAGS=”-L/usr/local/opt/qt/lib”
export CPPFLAGS=”-I/usr/local/opt/qt/include”For pkg-config to find qt you may need to set:
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=”/usr/local/opt/qt/lib/pkgconfig”==> python
Python has been installed as
/usr/local/bin/python3Unversioned symlinks `python`, `python-config`, `pip` etc. pointing to
`python3`, `python3-config`, `pip3` etc., respectively, have been installed into
/usr/local/opt/python/libexec/binIf you need Homebrew’s Python 2.7 run
brew install python@2You can install Python packages with
pip3 install <package>
They will install into the site-package directory
/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packagesSee: https://docs.brew.sh/Homebrew-and-Python
==> youtube-dl
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.dzsh completions have been installed to:
/usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions
==> cabal-install
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d
==> node
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d
==> hub
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.dzsh completions have been installed to:
/usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions
==> gnupg
Once you run this version of gpg you may find it difficult to return to using
a prior 1.4.x or 2.0.x. Most notably the prior versions will not automatically
know about new secret keys created or imported by this version. We recommend
creating a backup of your `~/.gnupg` prior to first use.For full details on each change and how it could impact you please see
https://www.gnupg.org/faq/whats-new-in-2.1.html
==> mas
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d
==> pandoc
Bash completion has been installed to:
/usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d
==> go
A valid GOPATH is required to use the `go get` command.
If $GOPATH is not specified, $HOME/go will be used by default:
https://golang.org/doc/code.html#GOPATHYou may wish to add the GOROOT-based install location to your PATH:
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/opt/go/libexec/bin
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/12/14
[WayBack] macos – El Capitan /private/var/folders cache files consuming 30–40 GB – Ask Different
TL;DR: a reboot will usually clean up most of the chaches and yes you can remove those caches by hand after closing the applications involved.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/12/07
A long time ago, I bumped into [WayBack] Mac Photo/Slideshow Viewer that supports recursion: Phoenix Slides, but only recently I discovered it has made it to GitHub as well, so now you can download it from two places:
Despite the Phoenix Slides product name, the repository is at https://github.com/gobbledegook/creevey
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/12/04
Quite a while back I wrote [WayBack] Viewing an USB camera on Mac OS X without mirroring.
I still use the solution Quick Camera mentioned there, but also found a solution that works with the Photo Booth application:
Just made a QTZ to counteract the annoying mirror-image which is considered “normal” in Photo Booth. I borrowed a patch from the “Effect.qtz” which is located inside the Photo Booth.app, and I edited it in Quartz Composer . Please note that this will NOT affect the mirror-image which occurs using other effects; they will STILL be mirror images of your subject.
…
This patch fixes the preview, photos AND video. This patch fixes the SOURCE of the video, not the resulting output images.
[WayBack] UN-MIRROR yourself in Photo Booth – patch | MacRumors Forums
Steps to manually create the Quartz file are at [WayBack] Camera question: Why is the camera a mirror effect? | Mac Forums
So I learned about Quarts Composer and composition plugins which are basically a visual programming language:
This is unlike another QC that got killed.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/15
Very useful when you want to give your WiFi less priority than an USB or Thunderbolt network adapter: [WayBack] macOS Sierra: Change the order of the network ports your computer uses to connect.
It is not just that the topmost adapter gets more priority: it also determines the DNS search!
Anyway: after choosing “Set Service Order” on the right, choose the order as seen below.
–jeroen
PS: Since Apple is cleaning up their site, only the above WayBack works, but luckily the below link explains it in a very similar way when using Locations:
[WayBack] How to use network locations on your Mac – Apple Support
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/10/05
If you suffer from [WayBack] macos – Excessive CPU usage from sysmond – Ask Different, then it could be Activity Monitor itself using that CPU.
If you suffer from high CPU usage in mds, then it is likely the Spotlight search indexer acting up: [WayBack] mds – what MDS process is and why it uses CPU on the Mac
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/08/03
Somewhere after Yosemite, braindead Mac OS X forcibly maps “Ctrl+Click” to right-click. In past versions, you could disable but those days have gone.
This means that inside Windows on VMware Fusion, you cannot add/remove items to/from a selection any more (for instance in the Windows Explorer).
Various workarounds turned up in my Google Search, but only this one works:
Holding down CTRL + OPTION together and LEFT CLICKING will do this.
Source: [WayBack] vmware fusion – How to use the control key in VM Ware? – Super User
–jeroen
via:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2018/07/17
I wasn’t expecting it to be so easy to install PowerShell on Mac OS X:
brew install Caskroom/cask/powershell
In the background it executes this script: https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/blob/master/Casks/powershell.rb. which indirectly goes through the URL template https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v#{version}/powershell-#{version}.pkg.
On other non-Windows systems, you have to go through GitHub yourself: https://github.com/powershell/PowerShell. The PowerShell team at Microsoft has many more repositories including the Win32-OpenSSH port which you can find through https://github.com/PowerShell.
At the time of writing, PowerShell was available for these platforms:
Platform Downloads How to Install Windows 10 / Server 2016 (x64) .msi Instructions Windows 8.1 / Server 2012 R2 (x64) .msi Instructions Windows 7 (x64) .msi Instructions Windows 7 (x86) .msi Instructions Ubuntu 16.04 .deb Instructions Ubuntu 14.04 .deb Instructions CentOS 7 .rpm Instructions OpenSUSE 42.1 .rpm Instructions Arch Linux Instructions Many Linux distributions .AppImage Instructions macOS 10.11 .pkg Instructions Docker Instructions
The first version I installed on Mac OS X was this: ==> Downloading https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.0.0-alpha.17/powershell-6.0.0-alpha.17.pkg
By now I really hope it is out of Alpha state.
–jeroen
via:
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