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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="install-mac-performing">
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| 4 | <title>Performing the Installation</title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p>
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| 8 | For macOS hosts, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> ships in a
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| 9 | <filepath>dmg</filepath> disk image file. Perform the following
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| 10 | steps to install on a macOS host:
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| 11 | </p>
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| 12 | <ol>
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| 13 | <li>
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| 14 | <p>
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| 15 | Double-click on the <filepath>dmg</filepath> file, to mount
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| 16 | the contents.
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| 17 | </p>
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| 18 | </li>
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| 19 | <li>
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| 20 | <p>
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| 21 | A window opens, prompting you to double-click on the
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| 22 | <filepath>VirtualBox.pkg</filepath> installer file displayed
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| 23 | in that window.
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| 24 | </p>
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| 25 | </li>
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| 26 | <li>
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| 27 | <p>
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| 28 | This starts the installer, which enables you to select where
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| 29 | to install <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>.
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| 30 | </p>
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| 31 | </li>
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| 32 | <li>
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| 33 | <p>
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| 34 | An <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> icon is added to the
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| 35 | <filepath>Applications</filepath> folder in the Finder.
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| 36 | </p>
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| 37 | </li>
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| 38 | </ol>
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| 39 | </body>
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| 40 |
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| 41 | </topic>
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