In this episode The Sage shows you how to install applications in OS X (difficulty level: easy breezy)

You can watch this episode here.

The application installation process is a little less than intuitive for newcomers to OS X. But, once you know how it works, you will love the simplicity and speed of the process. So, let’s get started.

  1. Beg, borrow, or steal your application of choice.
  2. Double Click the .dmg file (e.g. Joost.dmg) wherever it may reside (Desktop, CD, etc.)
  3. This will mount a disk image that may nor may open in finder. If it doesn’t, double click the disk image

  4. You are almost done. Now you need to copy the application (e.g. Joost.app) to a folder. The folder you want to copy to is called, believe it or not, Applications. The easiest way to do this is to simply drag and drop the application into the Applications folder. To do so open a new finder window (⌘N) and go to applications (⌘⇧A). Then drag the application into that folder.

    • Advanced users may choose to perform this entire feat via quicksilver or the command line
  5. That’s it

Summary:
Double Click .dmg file –> Drag the application to the Applications folder.

Once you have done this you may delete the .dmg file and eject (⌘E) the disk image on the desktop.

It is probably worth noting that you will be prompted to authenticate the installation when you release the application into the Applications folder if you are running as a user without administrative privileges (if you are not… you should be). The prompt will ask you for the username and password of an account with administrative privileges. Simply type that into the dialogue box.

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