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Bug 980 - downloads only "read only" fiji - mac mavericks
downloads only "read only" fiji - mac mavericks
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Product: Fiji
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Plugins
unspecified
Macintosh Mac OS
: P4 normal
Assigned To: ImageJ Bugs Mailing List
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2014-12-26 08:12 CST by Mike
Modified: 2014-12-27 05:12 CST
2 users (show)

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Description Mike 2014-12-26 08:12:43 CST 
Hi - trying to download fiji for Mac 10.x. Currently I have 10.9.5. Have up-to-date java. I uploaded example images through the help icon. 

Basically, I can only access fiji by double clicking the install dmg file in downloads, and it tells me each time:
[WARNING] Your ImageJ installation cannot be updated because it is read-only
I can't update fiji, even after installing the "git files". Any clue how I can get around this issue?
Thanks!

Information about your version of Java:

  os.arch => x86_64
  os.name => Mac OS X
  os.version => 10.9.5
  java.version => 1.6.0_65
  java.vendor => Apple Inc.
  java.runtime.name => Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
  java.runtime.version => 1.6.0_65-b14-462-11M4609
  java.vm.name => Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
  java.vm.version => 20.65-b04-462
  java.vm.vendor => Apple Inc.
  java.vm.info => mixed mode
  java.awt.graphicsenv => apple.awt.CGraphicsEnvironment
  java.specification.name => Java Platform API Specification
  java.specification.version => 1.6
  sun.cpu.endian => little
  sun.desktop => null
  file.separator => /

The up-to-date check says: READ_ONLY

Information relevant to JAVA_HOME related problems:

  JAVA_HOME is set to: null
  imagej.dir => /Volumes/Fiji/Fiji.app

Information about the version of each plugin:

Activated update sites:
ImageJ: http://update.imagej.net/ (last check:20141222170235)
Fiji: http://fiji.sc/update/ (last check:20141222072604)
Comment 1 Jan Eglinger 2014-12-27 05:12:01 CST 
Mike, did you follow the instructions here:
http://fiji.sc/Install_Fiji_on_MacOSX
to install Fiji?

On Mac OSX, applications are installed by copying them from the mounted .dmg file (which is just a virtual installation disk) to the Applications folder or any other local folder with read-write access. (You can then eject the mounted disk image and move the .dmg file to the trash.)
For Fiji, it is recommended to copy the application to your Desktop or your user's home folder to avoid problems on multi-user systems.

Hope that helps.