Provide the admin password when prompted. #5 To create the relative path inside the root folder, enter the following command: “ sudo mkdir -p. #4 Go to the newly created folder by typing “ cd osxapps_local” and hitting return. #3 Type “ mkdir osxapps_local” and hit return to create the root directory of the same name on Desktop. #2 Type “ cd Desktop” on the command line and hit return to enter the Desktop folder. Follow the steps below to create the directory structure and then host “osxapps_local” as the root directory on localhost. In this example, we will create a folder named “ osxapps_local” on Desktop, and replicate the directory structure of the package URL under it. This server can turn any directory on your Mac into a web server directory (on localhost). Note: OS X comes preinstalled with Python, which natively includes a SimpleHTTPServer by default.
To replicate the original download URL on localhost, you need to create the same directory structure on your computer within a particular folder, and then assign that folder as the root of the localhost server. Only then, will MAS be able to download the package from localhost server. Next, you need to replicate the path of the source package on your computer in the same way as it is represented in the original URL. To flush DNS cache, type “ sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder” in the command line and hit return. Note: Sometimes, you might need to flush the DNS cache for the changes to take effect. The root domain has now been pointed to localhost IP of your computer. #4 Press control + X (^X), then Y and hit return to save the file and return to Terminal prompt. #3 Add the following line to the end of the file: “ 127.0.0.1 ”. The hosts file is now open in editable mode within the Terminal window. #2 Type “ sudo nano /etc/hosts” and hit the return key. #1 Open Terminal from the Launchpad or Applications list. To modify the hosts file as required, follow the steps below: For this, first you need to edit the hosts file and point the root domain of the download URL () to localhost (127.0.0.1). Once you have got the raw package (ftk3252456602304584541.pkg), you need to configure your Mac so that the MAS uses it as the source for downloading OS X El Capitan. To find out the URL of the latest El Capitan package file, you can either check out the comments below or search on the Internet for it. Hence the workaround mentioned here will no longer work, unless you know the URL of the latest package file and create the directory structure on localhost based on the same.īefore downloading the package, ensure that it is the latest version of El Capitan released on the MAS.
If the latest version of OS X El Capitan available on the Mac App Store is a different one, MAS will fetch it from a different location. #Update: Here, we have mentioned the URL of the package file for OS X 10.11. OS X El Capitan įirst, download the El Capitan package (.pkg) file from the Apple server using a suitable download manager. Using a download manager like Folx, the setup package was downloaded within 5 hours on the same connection. Note: On Mac App Store, the estimated download time was around 15 hours on a 2 Mbps connection. The only thing you have skipped here is the annoying download interruptions and slow download speeds. The end result is the same as you would get if you had downloaded OS X El Capitan directly from MAS. We’ll then configure the system in such a way that the MAS downloads and installs the new version of OS X from the locally downloaded raw package, instead of the one available on the Apple server. This will accelerate the download speed, and reduce the risk of download error at the same time. In this workaround, we’ll be downloading the raw package directly from the Apple server using a suitable download manager. While downloading the package, MAS processes and converts it into an executable (.app) file, which can then be installed on your Mac. This raw file is not installable on its own. When you download OS X El Capitan using the Mac App Store, a raw package (.pkg) file is downloaded from the Apple server.
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