Installing Boundless Desktop on Mac OS X

This section will describe how to install Boundless Desktop on Mac OS X.

Prerequisites

Boundless Desktop can run on any recent hardware/software combination. See Mac system requirements for more details.

Install

To install Boundless Desktop:

  1. Open the provided DMG archive. There will be a single BoundlessDesktop-1.0.0.pkg

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    Boundless Desktop package

  2. Double-click the installer package to launch the installer.

  3. At the Welcome screen, click Continue.

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    Welcome screen

  4. Read the Read Me and then click Continue.

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    Read me file

  5. Read the License Agreement and click Continue.

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    License agreement screen

  6. When prompted about the license agreement, click Agree to continue the installation.

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    License agreement confirmation

  7. In the Installation type dialog check the components you would like to install and click Continue.

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    Installation Type screen

  8. You are ready to install the software. Click Install to start the installation.

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    Installation Type screen

  9. When prompted, enter your username and password. Click Install Software to continue.

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    Insert your administrator username and password

  10. Please wait while the installation proceeds.

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    Installation

  11. After installation, click Close.

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    Boundless Desktop successfully installed

After a successful install, Boundless Desktop components, such as QGIS, can be run from shortcuts in the Applications Folder (see Quick start guide for more information).