From the Mac menu bar select the Apple icon and then click on 'About This Mac'. A new window will open which shows the exact version of macOS that is installed. For older computers running Mac OS X (as opposed to 'macOS') the following is an example of what you will see. In the example above the version of Mac OS X is 10.7.3 and, while.

This only means email will open by default in another email client. If you want mailto: links to open in Gmail on Safari or Chrome or any other browser, however, then doing this won’t work.

You actually have to cut out Mail altogether and make the changes to the browser itself. On Chrome, it’s incredibly easy to default open mailto: links in Gmail. You can simply open a Gmail window and click on the gray double diamonds next to the bookmark star. Out pops a dialog asking if you want to allow, deny, or ignore. If you choose “allow” or “deny” then either way, you’re set.

If you later change your mind, such as if you realize you do want to open mailto: links in Gmail, then you can change it. Type “chrome://settings/handlers” in the location bar and choose (or remove) gmail as your mail handler. If you use Firefox, it’s also easy. Open the preferences (“Command +,”) and click the “Applications” tab. Scroll through the “Content Type” until you find “mailto” and then choose your default “Action” from the right column.

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Okay, so those are third-party browsers, but what about Apple’s own Safari browser, which a great number of Mac users use by default? Unfortunately, Safari doesn’t have a simple way to set applications handlers. We searched for an easy method (keyword: easy) such as a setting or configuration file, but (it’s also available for Opera and Chrome).

The mailto extension works for more than simply Gmail. Once you download the extension and install it, a configuration screen will open. Choose your mail service and then restart Safari. Now, when you click upon mailto: links, your email service should open in a compose tab. Note, if your email isn’t represented in this list.

You can click “Custom URL” at the bottom and add it. You should perform a web search or consult your email’s knowledge base for what that URL would be.

If you change your mind or email service, you want to open Safari’s preferences and click the “Extensions” tab then “Uninstall” to remove the extension, or “Options” to reopen the configuration page. That’s all there is to setting Gmail as your default email on OS X, and hopefully you can use these methods to change your mail handler regardless of the service. If you have a question or comment to add, we encourage you to add your thoughts to our discussion forum.

More about Apple • • • • If your organization lacks the necessary infrastructure or, if you just need a quick, simple solution to deploy a few packages to your macOS devices, the Installer command is a great way to get apps pushed out in a pinch or scripted out to target devices, as needed. Best of all, since the command runs on Terminal, and that app is included with all versions of macOS and OS X, it is free to use. Furthermore, all modern and legacy versions of the OS are supported, making it a boon for IT pros that must support various versions of Apple's operating system in the enterprise.

SEE: (Tech Pro Research) Requirements. SEE: (TechRepublic) How to deploy packages via Terminal 1. Launch Terminal.app. Enter the following command to install it as an administrator. Installer -pkg /path/to/application.pkg -target /Applications 3. When prompted, enter the administrator password, or prefix the command in step #2 with sudo to prompt for the admin credential if you're installing remotely via script or SSH.

Note: For.MPKG deployments, specify the default.mpkg only, and all other dependent.mpkg files will be automatically installed unless they're disqualified by the integrity checking process. How to deploy packages with logging By default, applications installed using the Installer command are written to the event logger as an installation. If you wish to enable secondary logging to a centralized location or syslog server for verification, this can be accomplished by placing the following flag as a suffix to the Installer command. Installer -pkg /path/to/application.mpkg -target /Applications -dumplog /Volumes/Server/Share/installer.log.