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installer

how to install .pkg or .mpkg packages through console.

1. download package e.g. MacTeX-2010.mpkg.zip
2. unzip the package
3. install:

installer -pkg ./MacTeX-2010.mpkg -target /

install package 'MacTeX-2010.mpkg' to target disk /
this (/) is the default target for most cases...
this only differs if you have 2 disks or a non standart partitioning configuration

mount .dmg

mount a dmg-file

hdiutil attach ./file.dmg

umount a dmg-file

hdiutil detach ./file.dmg