Questions tagged [macos-sierra]

The thirteenth release of Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the first Mac software branded as "macOS", which was called "OS X", "Mac OS X", and other variants previously.

macOS Sierra (10.12) is the thirteenth major release Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. It was announced on June 13, 2016 at WWDC 2016.

This is the first Mac software to be branded as "macOS", a name chosen for consistency with Apple's other operating systems.

System requirements:

macOS Sierra requires at least 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space and will run on:

  • iMac: Late 2009 or newer
  • MacBook: Late 2009 or newer
  • MacBook Pro: Mid 2010 or newer
  • MacBook Air: Late 2010 or newer
  • Mac Mini: Mid 2010 or newer
  • Mac Pro: Mid 2010 or newer

Sierra is the first version of macOS since OS X Mountain Lion, released in 2012, that does not run on all computers that the previous version supported.

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Can't install mysql2 gem on macOS Sierra

I'm setting up my development environment in the new macOS Sierra . First of all, I installed Rbenv, Ruby (2.3.1), Homebrew and so the latest version of MySQL (5.7.15). $ brew install mysql $ mysql.server start Ok, MySQL was initialized. Time to…
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Trouble installing m2crypto with pip on OS X / macOS

pip install m2crypto Generates the following output: building 'M2Crypto.__m2crypto' extension swigging SWIG/_m2crypto.i to SWIG/_m2crypto_wrap.c swig -python -I/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/include/python2.7…
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Upgrade the Python package dateutil: Could not find a version

I tried to upgrade dateutil from 2.5.3 to the newest version 2.6.0 with pip install dateutil --upgrade, but got the issue Could not find a version. $ pip install dateutil --upgrade Collecting dateutil Could not find a version that satisfies the…
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Valgrind on macOS Sierra

I following this guide: valgrind installation guide After I have downloading the package, and I have run the sh script, but when I launch the make install command, it couldn't create the folder because it don't have the permission (even though I…
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Upgrading IntelliJ IDEA after Sierra Upgrade: does not have write access to /private/var

Trying to upgrade Intellij IDEA from 2016.2 to 2016.2.5 and I am getting this error: IDEA does not have write access to /private/var/folders/_q/7md3pcy10x9cxjdt9nzxjvdr0000gn/T/AppTranslocation/97E0DA6A-73B2-4439-91AE-F7DD0353F063/d/IntelliJ …
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How do I find my IOS app's archive file?

I have Mac OS Sierra. Unfortunately, I cannot upload my app due to a bug in Xcode 7.3.1 that makes it impossible to upload to iTunes Connect from Mac OS Sierra. I have found a work around: Can I upload Xcode builds on macOS 10.12 However, it says I…
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GDB kind of doesn't work on macOS Sierra

It is a problem that appeared when I first updated to macOS Sierra yesterday. GDB itself is running OK. However, somehow, it cannot run my program. When I type 'run' and 'enter', it immediately crashes with the information: During startup program…
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Can't run "ssh -X" on MacOS Sierra

I just upgraded to MacOS Sierra, and I realized that I can't seem to run the "ssh -X" command in the Terminal anymore. It used to launch xterm windows, but now it's like I didn't even put the -X option anymore. It was working absolutely fine right…
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Clipboard failure in tmux + vim after upgrading to MacOS Sierra

Yesterday, I upgraded to MacOS Sierra and it broke my clipboard functionality in my tmux + neovim setup. Here is the behavior: I can use the standard ctrl+c, ctrl+p to copy/paste between system <-> vim I can yank/paste between two VIM instances…
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How can I uninstall dotnet core from macOS Sierra

I have tried to install dotnet core, but it does not worked. So, I would like to uninstall it and start refresh. How can I uninstall dotnet core from macOS Sierra(10.12.3). you can find below, existing dotnet core info on the…
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ImageMagick 7 with RMagick 2.16 on MacOS Sierra Can't find MagickWand.h

I upgraded to imagemagick-7.0.4-3.sierra and now my previously installed RMagck 2.16 fails. I checked for MagicWand: $ find /usr/local -name MagickWand.h /usr/local/Cellar/imagemagick/7.0.4-3/include/ImageMagick-7/MagickWand/MagickWand.h So it…
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iosnoop, iotop, opensnoop, execsnoop, opensnoop, dtruss and other dtrace based commands don't work on osx El capitan, macOS Sierra

While running iosnoop command on OSX 10.11.1 I get an error with the following text: dtrace: invalid probe specifier /* * Command line arguments */ inline int OPT_dump = 0; inline int OPT_device = 0; inline int OPT_delta = 0; inline…
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Who or what is '_mbsetupuser'?

In all my terminal sessions on OS X or macOS, if I type who, in addition to the expected users (all me in various windows) I also always see _mbsetupuser console ... Just who is that, and what is he/she doing?
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After mac os sierra update facing scrolling issue with Java applications like Intellij

After the recent update, Mac os Sierra, to my Macbook pro, I'm facing scrolling issues with all Java applications like Intellij IDEA community edition. The scrolling in the editor panes are extremely fast. The unit of scroll increments seem to be…
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How can I get Xcode working on my Mac Sierra (10.12.6)

I seem to have gotten stuck in MacOS / Xcode purgatory. I'm on OS Sierra/10.12.6. When I try to update, I get a warning, that there's an issue with upgrading vs DisplayLink and so it cannot be done. That directly conflicts with Xcode which (as of…
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