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Questions tagged [osx-mavericks]

Use for questions referring specifically to versions of OS X 10.9, Mavericks. Non-version-specific questions related to OS X should be tagged with [osx]. Questions about Mac hardware should be tagged with [mac]. Questions about running OS X on non-Apple hardware are generally considered off-topic.

OS X (pronounced OS ten; "X" is a Roman numeral), version 10.9, codenamed Mavericks, is the 10th major release of Apple's Mac operating system. It was released on October 22, 2013. It is a Unix-based graphical interface operating system.

Mavericks is a 64 bit OS that runs on Intel-based Macs.

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Cmd+Tab App Switcher is on the wrong monitor

I have an external monitor connected to my laptop, and the external monitor is set as the primary display. My problem is that sometimes after I've connected the monitor, the App Switcher still shows on the laptop screen. How can I set/reset it to…
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"Google Software Update would like to control this computer..." What?

For the first time (that I've seen), some piece of Google's software updater is now asking for permission to control my computer. I couldn't find any other mention of this on the web, so I don't know if this is a new change, or some unknown…
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How do I install ant on OS X Mavericks?

After upgrading to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, ant is no longer on my path. [126] 11:23:26 rkarl-mba-4:~/mobile-baselayer > ant zsh: permission denied: ant [126] 11:23:50 rkarl-mba-4:~/mobile-baselayer > which ant ant not found I tried installing through…
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How do I start apache in OSX Mountain Lion / Mavericks?

OSX Mountain Lion removed the GUI for web sharing, but apache is still installed. How do I start and stop the service? How do I get the service to automatically launch on startup?
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How to cut files on Finder on Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks?

I can't cut files on Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks after upgrade. I can only copy and delete them. Why? How can I fix this?
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Disable audio output to a DisplayPort device

I'm on OS X v10.9.2 (Mavericks) using a Samsung SA850 Display connected to the display port of my MacBook Pro 15" Late 2012 Model. All seems fine, but there is a problem with audio. Generally, whenever the display goes to sleep and wakes up again,…
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Can not clone any git repository from github

Since the update to OS X 10.9.2 I am not able to clone any git repository from github.com If I run the git clone command I get the following error: git clone https://github.com/davedelong/DDMathParser.git Cloning into 'DDMathParser'... fatal: unable…
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Issues installing Git under Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)

I've just completed a fresh install of Mavericks. Then I went to git-scm.com and downloaded the Mac installer and installed Git from that. Now whenever I go into the terminal and type git I get this: xcode-select: note: no developer tools were found…
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Disable compressed memory in Mac OS 10.9 Mavericks?

Is there any way to disable memory compression in Mavericks? Ever since I upgraded, my Minecraft server has been using ludicrous amounts of CPU time and choking. I'd like to test without compressed memory to see if that might be the culprit.
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Permission denied when trying to cd /usr/local/bin from terminal

From the terminal, I tried to go to usr\local\bin under my user name login id, but I got the Permission denied. Same as ls command. Any suggestions? Edit: mac1:/ user1$ ls -la /usr/local total 0 drwxr-xr-x 5 root wheel 170 Feb 15 17:53…
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OSX 10.10 Yosemite slow on VMware

I was having OSX Mavericks 10.9 in Vmware. It was working fine with VMware Tools installed and SVGA Drivers also. When Yosemite released, I updated it from App Store. I cam across many problems on this update. Graphics are very bad It is too much…
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Synergy on Mavericks (OSX 10.9) and enable assistive devices

Mavericks handles accessibility on a per-application basis, so instead of enabling assistive devices (option does not even exist) carte-blanche, the app which makes the request shows up in a list in System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy…
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Change tab spacing in TextEdit on OS X

How do you change the tab spacing for TextEdit? The default is too big (8 spaces, I think). I'm using OS X Mavericks.
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How can I set environment variables for GUI apps in OS X Mavericks?

I've been struggling to get an app to run in OS X Mavericks. I finally was able to get it to run by drilling into the .app bundle and running the shell script directly. It seems that JAVA_HOME needed to be set. So I set it in my .profile in the…
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Ruby installation issues with RVM

I've been following the directions at http://installrails.com to get my Macbook Air setup for some ruby work but I am running in any issue with RVM. When I try to install Ruby I get the following errors. I also see them when trying to run ruby…
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