I want to install a dmg file on a remote server. All I have is an ssh access.
Since a DMG is a disk image, I tried to mount it, but mount does not seem to recognize its format.
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says my dmg file is a VAX COFF executable
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I want to install a dmg file on a remote server. All I have is an ssh access.
Since a DMG is a disk image, I tried to mount it, but mount does not seem to recognize its format.
file
says my dmg file is a VAX COFF executable
.
Best Answer
First, mount the dmg image :
sudo hdiutil attach <image>.dmg
The image will be mounted to
/Volumes/<image>
. Mine contained a package which i installed with:sudo installer -package /Volumes/<image>/<image>.pkg -target /
Finally unmount the image:
sudo hdiutil detach /Volumes/<image>
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