Feature #15124

Reduce the number of choices to be made in Mac installation command lines

Added by sajolida 2017-12-27 20:59:25 . Updated 2019-01-22 20:21:17 .

Status:
Rejected
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Installation
Target version:
Start date:
2017-12-27
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
End-user documentation
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Installation Assistant
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Description

Step 2.7 of Mac installation is a bit crazy and you have to choose between different paths:

  • Using “sudo” or not using “sudo”
  • Using “disk” or “rdisk”
  • Using “16m” or “16M”

We should:

  • Check if “sudo” is needed on recent versions of macOS and use it by default if it’s the case.
  • Use “rdisk” by default. For example using as placeholder only the number of the device (instead of /dev/disk[number]. Why would someone try the slow version first anyway?

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History

#1 Updated by sajolida 2019-01-22 20:21:17

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Rejected

We’ll now document Etcher. These instructions will still be available in a toggle but they will be only for people who are already comfortable with the command line.