OS X Mountain Lion (version 10.8) is the 9th major release of Mac OS X released on July 25, 2012.
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Where is SVN on OS X Mountain Lion?
I upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion and found out SVN is no longer present. I use Netbeans 6.9.1 in conjunction with Apache's SVN.
How can I get it back and working?
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How do I start apache in OSX Mountain Lion?
OSX Mountain Lion removed the GUI for web sharing, but apache is still installed.
How do I start and stop the service? How do I get the service to automatically launch on startup?
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How do I switch between Java 7 and Java 6 on OS X 10.8.2?
I am using Java SE 7 to program simple games for windows and mac, but I have to switch to java 6 to run games such as Minecraft on my computer. This used to work just fine before I updated to Mac OS X ...
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Mountain Lion Switcher (Cmd+Tab) not showing all apps
I've upgraded to Mountain Lion yesterday and everything is working great except for one thing that's really really annoying,
When I press Cmd+Tab, I get the regular switcher, but only some of the ...
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Can I download the OS X Mountain Lion update and share it with my family?
I have purchased and downloaded the 4 GB Mountain Lion update. Can I burn this to a DVD and share it around with my family? Is it locked to my Apple ID or anything?
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Mac OS X 10.8 VPN Server: Bypass VPN for LAN traffic (routing LAN traffic to secondary connection)
I have somewhat of an odd setup for a VPN server with OS X Mountain Lion. It's essentially being used as a bridge to bypass my company's firewall to our extranet connection - certain things our team ...
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Why can't I block Facebook using /etc/hosts on Mountain Lion?
It worked for a while in the old configuration, but then stopped working for some reason.
Here is my /etc/hosts file from my Mountain Lion MacBook Air:
127.0.0.1 reddit.com www.reddit.com
127.0.0.1 ...
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Remove Applications from Location Services in Security & Privacy on Mac OS X 10.8
I wanted to remove applications from location services in the security and privacy settings on MaC OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. (The apps were still listed even though they were uninstalled.) I found the ...
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Can't boot to Windows installed on the second drive in MacBook Pro
I have a mid-2012 15" non-retina MacBook Pro with Mountain Lion. I have a 256 GB SSD in place of the original drive and an OptiBay in place of the optical drive where I put the original 500 GB Toshiba ...
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Disable Mountain Lion Dictionary Gesture
Ever since Lion I've been using Better Touch Tool in order to have the three finger tap gesture trigger a middle click. Now, in Mountain Lion, Apple has changed the in-line dictionary definition ...
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Getting an error trying to set up shared folders on an Ubuntu instance of VMWare Fusion running on OSX
Receiving the following error:
Unable to update runtime folder sharing status: There was an error
mounting Shared Folders file system inside the guest operating system.
Running VMWare Fusion ...
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In OS X is there a way to assign an application window to a specific monitor?
I know that with OS X Lion (10.7) and Mountain Lion (10.8) applications can be assigned to specific Spaces/Desktops. With my laptop I daily connect and disconnect from an external monitor. When I ...
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Upgrade to OSX Lion cannot connect to TV with HDMI cord?
I recently upgraded to Lion and now I can't connect to my TV with an HDMI cord. I need to be able to transfer webpages on my iMac on to a tv.
If i upgrade to mountain lion does anyone know if this ...
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How to install rvm on Mac OS x 10.8.x. rvm: command not found after rvm installation
I downloaded command line tools for Mac OSx. Checked for git version. Then tried to install rvm:
MacBook-Pro:~ Tom$ curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable
% Total % Received % Xferd ...
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Planning on a SSD, bought Mountain Lion. What should I do?
I own a MBP 13" mid 2009 running Snow Leopard. Now, I just bought Mountain Lion and haven't installed it yet. I am planning to get a new SSD to replace my optical drive.
Here's the process that I ...
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How to remove xcode warning in macports?
I have this warning in macports:
Romans-iMac:~ holms$ sudo port -v install nginx +ssl
Error:
Error: No valid Xcode installation is properly selected.
Error: Please use xcode-select to select an ...
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Can't assign to PS1 on OS X bash
I'm trying to set up PS1 so it displays the branch name on git:
user.name:some/repo (master) $
However, nothing I do seems to work. Even when I just try assigning to PS1 directly, it doesn't work:
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How to open a window in current space using Mountain Lion?
Let's say I have Evernote open in space 2 and while in space 1, I would like to click in the dock or switch (using keyboard) to evernote and have it (evernote) open in space 1. Any idea?
Previously I ...
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Mac won't boot into safe mode
Mac boots fine normally, except when in safe mode.
Holding down shift when booting gets me to the progress bar on the grey screen. Progress bar gets about half way before mac reboots.
I modified ...
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How to fix the scrollbars in Mac
Recently the scroll bars in all my applications on mac are growing larger when I hover over them and then covering the last item in lists (like Finder). Does anyone know how to turn this option off or ...
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How to prevent password popup everytime for changing network configuration in OS X Mountain Lion?
I have a few network scripts that I used under OS X Lion that automatically created a ssh connection and then changed network configuration on my local machine to run traffic through the ssh tunnel. ...
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How can I delete a folder with “illegal” characters?
I plugged my USB flash memory stick into a Mac and it gained some unwanted hidden folders. (See the question Prevent MacOS from making .* and ._* files for prevention.)
I'd now like to remove these ...
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OS X Mountain Lion - make windows “Always on Top”
Searching online, I can only find references to Afloat, which doesn't seem to work on Mountain Lion. Surely something like this must exist?
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Triple boot WIndows 7, Windows 8, and Mountain Lion on Macbook Pro
Ok, So I have a bit of a unique situation here I could use some help on.
I've modded my summer 2011 MBPro to have 2 harddrives by replacing the optical drive. OSX Mountain Lion is installed on a ...
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What free space thresholds/limits are advisable for 640 GB and 2 TB hard disk drives with ZEVO ZFS on OS X?
Assuming that free space advice for ZEVO will not differ from advice for other modern implementations of ZFS …
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Please, what percentages or amounts of free space are advisable for hard disk ...
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OSX Mountain Lion logs out after login
I open the lid of the laptop and the computer wakes up. I fill in my password and log in. I'm shown the desktop for a second and then the screen goes black. I then have to hit a key or two to wake ...
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Mac Joining Active Directory Still Prompts For Authentication
My Mac is joined to an Active Directory domain. What I expected to see was the same ease of access to file shares and internal websites that Windows computers joined to the domain experience (i.e., no ...
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Finder/Quick Look Malfunction after 10.8 OS upgrade
I upgraded to 10.8 and cannot shake this issue at all.
I process image files daily as part of my work. For some reason only since my upgrade to 10.8, at some point Finder cannot preview any image ...
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Finder 'Quick Look' (space bar) in Mountain Lion (10.8) doesn't display full image anymore…
In Lion and Snow Leopard hitting the space bar in finder on any image would display that image at its exact dimensions or as close as it could get without bleeding past my display margins. Now in ...
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Why do I need ./ for commands to run on Mountain Lion? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What does “/” , “./”, “../” represent while giving path?
Why do I need ./ for commands to run on Mountain Lion?
For example, when using mysql I have to type in the ...
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Why am I not able to SSH into my laptop?
I upgraded to Mountain Lion and something weitd is happening with accessing my computer via SSH. I am able to SSH into other boxes from my computer but I am not yet able to SSH into my laptop from ...
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Where does OS X Mountain Lion store Notes data?
Any idea about where OS X Mountain Lion stores Notes data? Is there a way that I can recover lost Notes?
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Can you toggle function keys on / off with a keyboard shortcut on OSX?
I know you can toggle this option on and off in the System Preferences screen for 'keyboard' but I'd like to know if I can do it via a shortcut as I do it all the time.
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sudo - for what is it required in osx mountain lion?
New mac user here. I tried creating a symlink (installing x11) in /opt:
ln -s /opt/X11 /usr/X11
But permission is denied. Obviously I can probably use sudo, but how do I know when doing so is ...
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How to explore more defaults write tweaks on OS X?
I would like to explore some new tweaks which can be done by the "defaults write" command in OS X(ML).
What can I do to find them out myself rather than hunting online for known tweaks?
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How do I back out of sudo privileges in OS X
Is there a command to de-elevate the user from sudo permissions after I execute a command such as sudo pmset sleep 0 so that when I try to execute another sudo command it asks for my password again?
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How do I use “noatime” with FileVault 2 FDE on Mountain Lion?
I have an SSD installed in my MacBook Pro, and have successfully implemented a tweak that disables noatime on the boot drive:
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How do you get loopback addresses other than 127.0.0.1 to work on OS X
According to everything I read, the entire 127.x.x.x subnet should loopback.
However, on my Mac, I can only ping 127.0.0.1
I know I've done this before (though possibly on another OS) and has come ...
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Can you use AirPlay to show an extended desktop?
I just installed Mountain Lion and it has the new AirPlay Mirroring feature. Is there an option to extend the desktop, as you would with a second monitor, instead of mirroring?
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What are “Paste Item Exactly” and “Duplicate Exactly” in Finder?
While holding Opt and Shift, the Finder menu items Duplicate and Paste Item become Duplicate Exactly and Paste Item Exactly. These require administrator permissions.
How are they different from the ...
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NFS share on Ubuntu grinds iMac down to a halt when mounted
We're at a university in a lab trying to create an NFS share that can be shared between OS X and Ubuntu machines. This problem has been driving my supervisor and I crazy for the past few days - ...
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OSX: Always deny Google Chrome keychain password
Google Chrome v.22 will ask me when I visit sites if I want to allow it to be saved to my keychain.
There is Always Allow, Allow and Deny. Where is Always Deny? I hate typing in a particular ...
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Any way to see the global list of keyboard shortcuts on my mac
I had an iTunes app called Synergy, which I assigned the keyboard shortcut ctrl+cmd+up/down. I don't use this app any more, but I'm unable to use this shortcut in Xcode, so there must be something ...
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How to export all notes in OS X/iOS Notes.app?
I used to take all my notes on my iPhone and iPad in Notes.app. I recently switched and take all my notes using various text editors and store the notes in my Dropbox. However, my old notes I used to ...
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Got a Macbook with OS X Lion, then bought and upgraded to Mountain Lion and want to go back - do I need to purchase Lion?
I bought a used Macbook Air with OS X 10.7 Lion installed but with no installation media. I purchased and upgraded to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Now I want to go back to Lion, and I am happy to do a ...
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Accessing the Unix environment from emacs and Cocoa apps in OS X Mountain Lion
I use emacs on my mac, I install the Cocoa version of emacs using homebrew.
One problem is that in order to see the "Unix path" I had to replicate my path from .profile to .MacOSX/environment.plist
I ...
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Permanently reject Bluetooth pairing request
There's some keyboard device that attempts to pair with my iMac about every 30 seconds. The reject button only removes it temporarily. Same with the disconnect. Discoverable is already off for the ...
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Hosts file on Mountain Lion stopped working suddenly
I have used my hosts file (located in /private/etc/hosts) several months to block distracting websites during the work day. This worked all well until now.
Today it suddenly stopped working.
Some ...
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How can I make sure an app registers with Mountain Lion's Notification Center?
I own two Macs with an identical set of apps that both have the latest version of Mountain Lion (10.8.2). On one Mac, many of these apps register with Notification Center (NC). On the other, many do ...
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Mac firewall blocking nginx (port 80) from external side
I installed nginx using ports and started it with sudo. Accessing the nginx welcome page from localhost works perfectly, however accessing it from an external computer fails.
Doing an nmap on the ...
