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Re: "Installer" Problems

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On 2014-07-14, KRL <karl@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Somehow, I've corrupted whatever system file there is to automatically
> install - installer packages : .pkg or .mpkg
>
> Any installer package comes up with a gray icon.  When I "info" it it
> says that it will open in "text edit"  or earlier "terminal"
> Text edit was tried by me after "terminal" didn't work.  So now I have
> two installer packages that won't install because they don't know how
> to install themselves.
>
> Help.

When you view the Info window for the package file, does the Open With
menu contain an item called "Installer", or just "Text Edit" and
"terminal"?

Just in case, check to make sure you actually have the Installer
application on your system. I'm running 10.9 and it's located here in my
file system: 

/System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app

If it's not there (assuming you are running 10.9 as well), your system
is missing critical components, and you should probably consider
re-installing the OS and then restoring your user data from backup.

If you open the Info window for the package file again and look at the
Open With section, does the pop-up menu have an item for "Installer"? If
not, you should be able to choose "Other" and then navigate to the
location of the Installer application to choose it, and then make it the
default by clicking the "Change All" button below the menu.

It's also possible that your Launch Services database is somehow
corrupted. You can reset it easily with a simple command line (below).
You can do this even if nothing is wrong with the database, as all it
does it rebuild the database from scratch based on the applications that
are currently installed on your system. Here's the command (all on one
line):

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister
-kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

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"Installer" Problems KRL <karl@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-14 16:35 -0400
  Re: "Installer" Problems Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-14 21:13 +0000
    Re: "Installer" Problems KRL <karl@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-14 18:14 -0400
      Re: "Installer" Problems Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-07-14 22:32 +0000
      Re: "Installer" Problems dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-07-15 10:50 +1200
        Re: "Installer" Problems KRL <karl@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-15 08:30 -0400
          Re: "Installer" Problems dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-07-16 01:01 +1200
          Re: "Installer" Problems Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-15 14:43 +0100

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