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Install QGIS on OS X.md

Installing QGIS on OS X

Introduction

These instructions cover installing QGIS on OS X. Note that OS X 10.7 (Lion) is the minimum supported version.

Step 1: Download installers

You will need 3 separate installers to get QGIS onto your computer. They can be found from the QGIS download page, or you can click the following links:

  1. GDAL (+ GEOS, PROJ, SQlite, UnixImageIO, and numPy)
  2. Matplotlib
  3. QGIS

Step 2: Install GDAL

  1. Open the GDAL disk image (e.g., GDAL_Complete-1.11.dmg).
  2. Open GDAL Complete (from your desktop or a Finder window).
  3. Right click on GDAL Complete.pkg and click Open. When prompted, click Open. You have to open it this way or it probably will not open.
  4. Click Continue on the Introduction.
  5. Click Continue on the Read Me.
  6. Read the license agreement, and click Continue.
  7. Click Install. Enter your password when prompted.
  8. After the install is finished, click Close then you can eject GDAL Complete and trash the .dmg if you wish.

Step 3: Install Matplotlib

  1. Open the Matplotlib disk image (e.g., matplotlib-1.3.1-2.dmg)
  2. Open matplotlib (from your desktop or a Finder window)
  3. Right click on matplotlib.pkg and click Open, then Open again on the prompt; again, you will likely have to do this instead of double clicking to get it to open.
  4. As with GDAL, click Continue, Continue, Continue, Install, enter your password, and let it install.
  5. After the install is finished, click Close then you can eject matplotlib and trash the .dmg if you wish.

Step 4: Install QGIS

  1. Open the QGIS disk image (e.g., QGIS-2.4.0-1.dmg)
  2. Open QGIS (from the desktop or a Finder window)
  3. Right click on Install QGIS.pkg and click Open, then Open on the prompt.
  4. As with GDAL, click Continue, Continue, Continue, Install, enter your password, and let it install.
  5. Once the install has finished, click Close. Eject QGIS and trash the .dmg if you wish.

Step 5: Running QGIS

  1. Open your Applications folder in Finder.
  2. Locate QGIS and double click it.

Congratulations! You now have a working QGIS install on your Mac.

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