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Capella · 2008-01-11, 20:36

Is it possible to install Apple software from the .dmg, and not from physical install media? See, Rutgers offers very good deals to its students on Apple software. I can pick up Tiger for $29.99 (discs and license), or Leopard for $69.99. The problem is, the Leopard license is only a license and a .dmg file, and I'd have to pay $20 more for media. I can also get iLife and iWork for less than retail, but again it's dmg only. The physical media is $10 each for iLife and iWork. Neither my Windows desktop nor my Apple laptop have DVD burners, although my boyfriend's Windows computer does. Do I need to burn these to disc to install? If so, can I use his Windows machine to burn it, or will .dmgs only burn right if burned on a Mac? I'd rather be cheap and not get the media if I don't absolutely have to.

Yonzie · 2008-01-11, 21:00

Yes. A Disk Image works exactly like a disc, except you can't delete a physical disc

But... You can't install an Operating System from a .dmg since it can't boot off of the DVD then.
Also, it would be a Really Good Idea™ to burn it for backup purposes.

colivigan · 2008-01-11, 21:14

You don't necessarily need a burner, although (for the OS anyway) you will probably need to convert the DMG to a physical, bootable disk. An external firewire HD will do, or an old firewire iPod with sufficient capacity.

I think the newer installers do have some capacity for mounting disk images over the network - this might be an option. Or, you might be able to partition your HD, put the DMG on one partition, boot from it, and install to the other.

For iLife and iWork, you should be able to install directly from the mounted DMG.

torifile · 2008-01-11, 21:29

For the OS install, I think burning it would be the easiest route to take. For iWork/iLife/any other installation, you can use the .dmg as you would the optical disc.

Capella · 2008-01-11, 21:49

Can a Windows computer burn the Leopard .dmg fine, or no? I have a FireWire iPod that could serve, also, which would probably be easier than burning (since it's not my machine that'd be doing it.)

colivigan · 2008-01-11, 21:56

You won't be able to transform the DMG to a bootable disk on the Windows computer. At best, you'll create a data disk with a DMG on it, which may or may not be useful (probably not).

I'd use the iPod.

chucker · 2008-01-12, 02:59

What I do is create a partition on an external drive and restore the DMG onto that.

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Yonzie Mac Mini Maniac Join Date: Sep 2005	2008-01-11, 21:00 Yes. A Disk Image works exactly like a disc, except you can't delete a physical disc But... You can't install an Operating System from a .dmg since it can't boot off of the DVD then. Also, it would be a Really Good Idea™ to burn it for backup purposes. Converted 07/2005.
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torifile Less than Stellar Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Durham, NC	2008-01-11, 21:29 For the OS install, I think burning it would be the easiest route to take. For iWork/iLife/any other installation, you can use the .dmg as you would the optical disc.
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Capella Dark Cat of the Sith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY	2008-01-11, 21:49 Can a Windows computer burn the Leopard .dmg fine, or no? I have a FireWire iPod that could serve, also, which would probably be easier than burning (since it's not my machine that'd be doing it.) "A blind, deaf, comatose, lobotomy patient could feel my anger!" - Darth Baras twitter ; amateur photographer ; fanfiction writer ; roleplayer and worldbuilder
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colivigan Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2005	2008-01-11, 21:56 You won't be able to transform the DMG to a bootable disk on the Windows computer. At best, you'll create a data disk with a DMG on it, which may or may not be useful (probably not). I'd use the iPod.
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chucker ‽ Join Date: May 2004 Location: near Bremen, Germany	2008-01-12, 02:59 What I do is create a partition on an external drive and restore the DMG onto that.
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