[Bug] Properly Install Applications on macOS.
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- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 275
- Forks
- 16
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Description
If I download an application and move it to the Application folder using fman, then the system treats that program as if it is on a read only device. It can't update itself or set privileges to check things on the net. If I use Finder to move the application back to Downloads folder, and them move it back to the Applications folder, then the application runs as expected.
fman isn't the only program with this issue, but it is annoying to having to relaunch Finder to install applications.
This has been an issue with macOS High Sierra and newer (assuming the same mechanisms for detecting viruses and trogins are still in place on newer versions).
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Research direction
Reproduce the problem on macOS High Sierra or newer by moving an application from Downloads to Applications with fman, then compare its behavior with a Finder move. Inspect the application-moving path in fman; done means applications moved by fman are not treated as read-only and can update or set the privileges needed for network checks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, python
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100