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Hello,
I have a Mac and I would like to know how to open very common files represented by a gray icon and called "Unix executable files."
Thank you in advance.
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Apricot
I have a Mac and I would like to know how to open very common files represented by a gray icon and called "Unix executable files."
Thank you in advance.
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Apricot
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We're making progress ;)
Do a Pom + I on the file, and display the file extension; that’s what I want to see.
Otherwise, do you really have to blur everything?
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Do a Pom + I on the file, and display the file extension; that’s what I want to see.
Otherwise, do you really have to blur everything?
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The Finder is a bit deceiving, and some exotic file extensions, like .inc or .conf, may be displayed as Unix executables, but that doesn't mean they are software.
Moreover, if the terms 'terminal' or 'Unix' seem distant to you, it would be good to know 'why' you are so keen to 'open' this file?
Essentially, you need to tell us what you are talking about, preferably with a link so we can try.
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Moreover, if the terms 'terminal' or 'Unix' seem distant to you, it would be good to know 'why' you are so keen to 'open' this file?
Essentially, you need to tell us what you are talking about, preferably with a link so we can try.
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Hello,
The very latest Macs run on Mac OS 10.6, and this latest OS only recognizes applications whose code is written for Intel processors.
However, you can still use software written for a PowerPC Mac.
To do this, you need to install the Rosetta software layer. You can do this with the installation DVD that came with the Mac, by launching the optional installation package, if the system does not automatically prompt you when trying to run an older software.
Some software is written for both Intel and PowerPC processors. You can find out by checking the information on the relevant applications. These applications are labeled "Universal" or "Universal Binary" (UB).
This has nothing to do with the use of Classic. Classic was available until Mac OS 10.4 to allow the use of software not designed for Mac OS 10, but that went up to Mac OS 9. It has nothing to do with the type of processor.
So, if you were using your applications under Mac OS 10 with a PowerPC Mac, there should be no problem. Everything will run thanks to Rosetta. (Except for incompatibility with Mac OS 10.6... very rare)
https://www.apple.com/fr/mac/
Have a nice day
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Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Mac running OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
Always specify your exact configuration: Mac model and Mac OS version!
The very latest Macs run on Mac OS 10.6, and this latest OS only recognizes applications whose code is written for Intel processors.
However, you can still use software written for a PowerPC Mac.
To do this, you need to install the Rosetta software layer. You can do this with the installation DVD that came with the Mac, by launching the optional installation package, if the system does not automatically prompt you when trying to run an older software.
Some software is written for both Intel and PowerPC processors. You can find out by checking the information on the relevant applications. These applications are labeled "Universal" or "Universal Binary" (UB).
This has nothing to do with the use of Classic. Classic was available until Mac OS 10.4 to allow the use of software not designed for Mac OS 10, but that went up to Mac OS 9. It has nothing to do with the type of processor.
So, if you were using your applications under Mac OS 10 with a PowerPC Mac, there should be no problem. Everything will run thanks to Rosetta. (Except for incompatibility with Mac OS 10.6... very rare)
https://www.apple.com/fr/mac/
Have a nice day
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Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Mac running OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
Always specify your exact configuration: Mac model and Mac OS version!
Hello everyone,
I have a MacBook Air, how can I open a .ivr file which is actually a video?
On a PC, this file is a video file that can be played with Real Player. But Real Player doesn't play this .ivr file on Mac, so what should I do since right-clicking brings up the terminal? What does that mean?
Thank you very much for your help as I am just getting started on Mac.
I have a MacBook Air, how can I open a .ivr file which is actually a video?
On a PC, this file is a video file that can be played with Real Player. But Real Player doesn't play this .ivr file on Mac, so what should I do since right-clicking brings up the terminal? What does that mean?
Thank you very much for your help as I am just getting started on Mac.
If these applications were intended to run on Mac OS 9, (and therefore you had never used them on Mac OS 10), then indeed Mac OS 10.6 would not be able to use them.
In this case, it is indeed the Classic function that could have been useful.
But Classic is no longer supported since Mac OS 10.5 and not on a Mac with an Intel processor either.
There is a solution, but I haven't tested it, which is to use SheepShaver:
http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/
I can't say how good this solution is, since I haven't tested it, but it's the only one I know of.
Then there's the installation problem. Some Adobe software only works correctly after being installed properly, and refuse to run when simply copied from one computer to another. However, this is not always the case. With old versions meant for Mac OS 9, this may not be the case.
Good luck, and if you test SheepShaver, let us know how it goes.
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Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Mac running OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
Always indicate your exact configuration: Mac model and Mac OS version!
In this case, it is indeed the Classic function that could have been useful.
But Classic is no longer supported since Mac OS 10.5 and not on a Mac with an Intel processor either.
There is a solution, but I haven't tested it, which is to use SheepShaver:
http://sheepshaver.cebix.net/
I can't say how good this solution is, since I haven't tested it, but it's the only one I know of.
Then there's the installation problem. Some Adobe software only works correctly after being installed properly, and refuse to run when simply copied from one computer to another. However, this is not always the case. With old versions meant for Mac OS 9, this may not be the case.
Good luck, and if you test SheepShaver, let us know how it goes.
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Francis Sanspseudo - iMac Intel Mac running OS 10.6 + iMac-G5 running Mac OS 10.5
Always indicate your exact configuration: Mac model and Mac OS version!
Hi,
A Unix file is executable if execution rights have been granted to it. If so, a double-click on it will launch it.
Otherwise, it is not an executable.
For your information, a Unix executable can be a Shell script that you can 'open with a text editor and therefore see what it will do.
Adding execution rights is done through the Terminal (command chmod +x file_name) or through BatchMod (a utility that can be found via Google).
Advice: Before clicking on anything that moves, be aware of the actions that will be performed by the file.
Best regards
Ritchi
A Unix file is executable if execution rights have been granted to it. If so, a double-click on it will launch it.
Otherwise, it is not an executable.
For your information, a Unix executable can be a Shell script that you can 'open with a text editor and therefore see what it will do.
Adding execution rights is done through the Terminal (command chmod +x file_name) or through BatchMod (a utility that can be found via Google).
Advice: Before clicking on anything that moves, be aware of the actions that will be performed by the file.
Best regards
Ritchi
Good evening,
I don't really understand the Terminal command.
What exactly should I type to open the file?
Thank you.
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Apricot
I don't really understand the Terminal command.
What exactly should I type to open the file?
Thank you.
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Apricot
Before giving you answers, I would like to know your level of knowledge in Unix and which files you want to run. Knowing that an error can happen quickly and will be irreversible, I prefer not to advise you if your knowledge is insufficient.
Ritchi
Ritchi
Floydy,
A .ctx file is a Macromedia Director Protected Cast File => you need to open it with Macromedia Director.
More details here...
Ritchi
A .ctx file is a Macromedia Director Protected Cast File => you need to open it with Macromedia Director.
More details here...
Ritchi
Good evening,
I don't know the Unix language and I would like to open a file like this:
http://apricot78.free.fr/fenetre.jpg
Is there a simple solution?
Thank you all.
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Apricot
I don't know the Unix language and I would like to open a file like this:
http://apricot78.free.fr/fenetre.jpg
Is there a simple solution?
Thank you all.
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Apricot
If you keep being so mysterious about the files you want to use, it will end up boring the audience. So either you tell us everything at once, or you forget your request for help.
Ritchi
Ritchi
Good evening,
I would like to open a file with the following criteria:
- the file format is: "Unix executable file"
- the extension is: .package
- the size is 18.3 MB
What additional information do you need, and what should I do to open these files?
Thank you.
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Apricot
I would like to open a file with the following criteria:
- the file format is: "Unix executable file"
- the extension is: .package
- the size is 18.3 MB
What additional information do you need, and what should I do to open these files?
Thank you.
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Apricot
Good evening,
As far as I know, Mac OS does not directly recognize files with the .package suffix
("packages" on Mac end with .pkg)
The only example I have known of a .package file is the case of an acquaintance who wanted to "modify" his "Sims 2" game on PC.
He had heard that a PC software allowed opening .package files which are types of files used in this game, and perhaps in other games as well. The software in question does enable you to open .package files written in C or C++ (I can't remember exactly), to modify the lines of code. A form of hacking or cheating in some way.
I don't know of any software on Mac, although it may exist of course, that allows access to the content of this type of file.
The fact that your Mac "displays" this program as an "Executable Unix" is very likely a misinterpretation by Mac OS.
But it is true that, as Ritchi says, your information about this file is, to say the least, "limited"... and contrary to what you claim in your original message, this type of file (.package) is not "very common" on Mac OS; I don't know what you are basing your assertion on. I have been using Mac since 1984 and have never encountered this type of file on Mac. (It is true that I do not have the game "The Sims" installed on my Mac ...)
Best regards
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Sanspseudo-Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go Mac OS 10.4.10
As far as I know, Mac OS does not directly recognize files with the .package suffix
("packages" on Mac end with .pkg)
The only example I have known of a .package file is the case of an acquaintance who wanted to "modify" his "Sims 2" game on PC.
He had heard that a PC software allowed opening .package files which are types of files used in this game, and perhaps in other games as well. The software in question does enable you to open .package files written in C or C++ (I can't remember exactly), to modify the lines of code. A form of hacking or cheating in some way.
I don't know of any software on Mac, although it may exist of course, that allows access to the content of this type of file.
The fact that your Mac "displays" this program as an "Executable Unix" is very likely a misinterpretation by Mac OS.
But it is true that, as Ritchi says, your information about this file is, to say the least, "limited"... and contrary to what you claim in your original message, this type of file (.package) is not "very common" on Mac OS; I don't know what you are basing your assertion on. I have been using Mac since 1984 and have never encountered this type of file on Mac. (It is true that I do not have the game "The Sims" installed on my Mac ...)
Best regards
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Sanspseudo-Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go Mac OS 10.4.10
Hello,
I'm indeed looking to open a document from the game "The Sims 2"...
What should I do to open it? Change the extension? Open it with special software?
I've already tried changing the extension to .PKG but that doesn't work.
Thank you.
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Apricot
I'm indeed looking to open a document from the game "The Sims 2"...
What should I do to open it? Change the extension? Open it with special software?
I've already tried changing the extension to .PKG but that doesn't work.
Thank you.
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Apricot
Hello,
So, since this is indeed a Sims 2 document, this file is actually a "compilation" probably specific to the game's designer, from a program written in C language or (C+ or C++), in any case to read it you need software that can "decompile" it.
Changing the file extension will not solve the problem - that would be too simple :),
To achieve your goals, you need to either find suitable software for Mac if it exists, or otherwise for PC, but since the versions of Sims for PC and Mac differ, well in principle since possibly on different processors, I'm not sure that the PC solution would be the right one. In fact, you would need to decompile the package, fiddle around, recover, modify what you want, then recompile it, in order to use it again... For that, yes, unless you are yourself a programmer in C language and know the sources of the Sims program, you need software specially written for... I don't know any for Mac... actually I've never looked.... games are not my thing, and neither is piracy :-))
Good luck
Best regards
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Sanspseudo-Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go Mac OS 10.4.10
So, since this is indeed a Sims 2 document, this file is actually a "compilation" probably specific to the game's designer, from a program written in C language or (C+ or C++), in any case to read it you need software that can "decompile" it.
Changing the file extension will not solve the problem - that would be too simple :),
To achieve your goals, you need to either find suitable software for Mac if it exists, or otherwise for PC, but since the versions of Sims for PC and Mac differ, well in principle since possibly on different processors, I'm not sure that the PC solution would be the right one. In fact, you would need to decompile the package, fiddle around, recover, modify what you want, then recompile it, in order to use it again... For that, yes, unless you are yourself a programmer in C language and know the sources of the Sims program, you need software specially written for... I don't know any for Mac... actually I've never looked.... games are not my thing, and neither is piracy :-))
Good luck
Best regards
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Sanspseudo-Francis
iMac G5 2ghz 2Go Mac OS 10.4.10
In this case, we step out of the strictly Unix framework and enter a purely sim's method; that's where you need to look for the information, not in the Unix side, it must just be a simple patch!
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Hello,
I have already searched and I haven't found any software for Mac that can open these files...
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Apricot
I have already searched and I haven't found any software for Mac that can open these files...
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Apricot
I wanted to open a package file with a software in The Sims 2 and it changed to another icon. How can I restore the original icon for the package file?
Hello, I would like to know if I can use the software I used on a Power PC with my new computer running MAC OS 10.6.4, for example: Adobe Illustrator 9, Quark X-Press 4, and others...
The application appears under OS X with this information Unix executable file (PowerPC)
I would like to use these applications without necessarily having to switch to OS 9, which I have previously set up on a partition.
Thank you for your replies.
The application appears under OS X with this information Unix executable file (PowerPC)
I would like to use these applications without necessarily having to switch to OS 9, which I have previously set up on a partition.
Thank you for your replies.
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