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The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard versions 10.5 to 10.5.7 and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac, as well as specific fixes for:
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Downloading and using different Mac OS installers is very common for troubleshooting purposes, for IT staff and admins, and for tinkerers. This article will discuss where to download and access installers for macOS Ventura 13, MacOS Monterey 12, macOS Big Sur 11, macOS Catalina, MacOS Mojave, MacOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, OS X Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Tiger, and others too.
For earlier versions of Mac OS X, including Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9, Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4, and before, the process to obtain those installers differs a bit.
Another option is to peruse the Apple Vintage Software collection at Archive.org which may have image files of older system restore disks and other older system software, just beware that archive.org is not an official distributor of Apple software so appropriate precautions should be taken and only download from there at your own risk.
You may also encounter issues if you are trying to download an older version of macOS that your Mac cannot support. Usually when Apple introduces a new Mac it will not be able to run the version of macOS that shipped before the one installed on that Mac. The older macOS might not support certain components in that Mac, for example.
If the old version of the OS you are after predates Snow Leopard and you have a developer account you might be able to get it from developer.apple.com/downloads. If you search within the OS X category you should see downloads for all versions of OS X, at least from version 10.3 to 10.6.
Standalone Updates enable you to apply updates to Mac OS X in lieu of using Software Update. They are downloaded to your Mac and installed by mounting the associated disk image and launching the Installer package therein.
OS X Software Updates have included some of the work done by the XQuartz project, but for various reasons, Apple cannot ship the latest and greatest version offered by the XQuartz site. Since the XQuartz X11 package clobbers Apple's X11.app, their software update will clobber the XQuartz X11 package. Because of this, you may experience conflicts after doing a Software Update from Apple. Please re-install the latest XQuartz X11 release for Leopard after installing a system software update to OS X 10.5.x Leopard.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, released on October 26, 2007, was the biggest change to Mac OS X since Apple first released OS X 10.0 in March 2001. For the first time, a version of OS X was certified as Unix, and the new unified appearance makes Leopard friendlier and less confusing for users.
Gutenprint 5.3.3 is released!August 25, 2019 - The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.3.3, the first stable release of Gutenprint 5.3. This package is 64-bit only.NOTE: Users of many dye sublimation printers must follow a special installation procedure. Please read the release notes very carefully! See the Release notes for more detail. See the Downloads section for download links.
Gutenprint 5.2.15 is released!June 12, 2019 - The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.15, the final planned release of Gutenprint 5.2. Future releases will be based on Gutenprint 5.3. This release fixes a problem with dye sublimation printers not functioning, restores the uninstaller, and should fix some other issues on OS X. As of this release, this package is 64-bit only.NOTE: Users of many dye sublimation printers must follow a special installation procedure. Please read the release notes very carefully! See the Release notes for more detail. See the Downloads section for download links.
Gutenprint 5.2.14 is released!May 17, 2018 - The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.14, a stable release Gutenprint 5.2. This release adds full color support for most color laser printers, fixes some important bugs, adds support for additional printers, and offers improvements for others. NOTE: Users of many dye sublimation printers must follow a special installation procedure. Please read the release notes very carefully! See the Release notes for more detail. See the Downloads section for download links.
Gutenprint 5.2.13-pre1 is released!May 23, 2017 - The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.13-pre1, a pre-release of Gutenprint 5.2.13. This release fixes some important bugs, adds support for additional printers, and offers improvements for others. NOTE: Users of many dye sublimation printers must follow a special installation procedure. Please read the release notes very carefully! See the Release notes for more detail. See the Downloads section for download links.
Gutenprint 5.2.12 is released!January 19, 2017 - The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.12, a stable release of Gutenprint 5.2. This release adds support for many new printers and other improvements over 5.2.11. NOTE: Users of many dye sublimation printers must follow a special installation procedure. Please read the release notes very carefully! See the Release notes for more detail. See the Downloads section for download links.
Gutenprint 5.2.11 is released!January 22, 2016 - The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.11, a stable release of Gutenprint 5.2. This release provides full support for OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). This release adds support for many new printers and other improvements over 5.2.10, but no longer supports OS X 10.5 or below. NOTE: Users of many dye sublimation printers must follow a special installation procedure. Please read the release notes very carefully! See the Release notes for more detail. See the Downloads section for download links.
Gutenprint 5.2.10 is released!May 20, 2014 - The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.10, a stable release of 5.2. This release adds support for many new printers and other improvements over 5.2.9, but no longer supports OS X 10.3 or 10.4. NOTE: Users of many dye sublimation printers must follow a special installation procedure. Please read the release notes very carefully! See the Release notes for more detail. See the Downloads section for download links.
The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.11, a stable release of 5.2. Gutenprint 5.2.11 provides full support for Macintosh OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). It no longer supports Macintosh OS X 10.5 or below; it now requires 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or higher. (source code)
The Gutenprint project is pleased to announce Gutenprint 5.2.10, a stable release of 5.2. Gutenprint 5.2.10 no longer supports Macintosh OS X 10.4 or below; it now requires 10.5 (Leopard) or higher. (source code)
Gutenprint 5.0.2 is the latest release from the stable branch of Gutenprint 5.0. This release supports additional printers and offers some important bug fixes. It is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.5.x (Leopard). The updated uninstaller is also included and is Mac OS X 10.5.x compatible. Mac OS X Jaguar users need ESP GhostScript for full support. ESP Ghostscript is not required for users running Mac OS X "Panther" or later. (source code)
Uninstall Gutenprint 1.2.1 is an update to the Gutenprint uninstaller for Mac OS X. This release can remove the Gutenprint drivers Apple supplies with the Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.x) install disk. Also, the uninstaller will now provide the user with confirmation that shows what has been removed.
2002 was a very exciting year for Gimp-Print. Apple had released OS X for the Macintosh and was planning to rely on a lot of free/open source software for key functions of the OS. In particular from our standpoint, many vendors had not updated printer drivers for OS X, and many did not want to update their drivers for older printers. Since OS X had settled on CUPS as the core of its printing system from 10.2 on, and Gimp-Print had full support for CUPS, the fit was very obvious and Gimp-Print wound up becoming part of the OS X printing system. We were very busy that year preparing for release of Gimp-Print for OS X. This was done in 4.2.2, which we released almost 9 months after the initial 4.2.0 release (which says something about the stability of Gimp-Print 4.2). This release created a lot of excitement in the OS X world and for us, and we did three more releases in quick succession culminating with Gimp-Print 4.2.5 in early 2003.
Important notes: GraphicConverter 11 is a paid upgrade for all customers of version 1.x-10.x. You can order the upgrade at the order page.Customers who bought the app from the Mac App Store have to download and install any updates from within the Mac App Store. Updates maybe delayed in the Mac App Store due the Apple review process.
Apple's Xcode Developer Tools (version 14.1 or later for Ventura, 13.1 or later for Monterey, 12.2 or later for Big Sur, 11.3 or later for Catalina, 10.0 or later for Mojave, 9.0 or later for High Sierra, 8.0 or later for Sierra, 7.0 or later for El Capitan, 6.1 or later for Yosemite, 5.0.1 or later for Mavericks, 4.4 or later for Mountain Lion, 4.1 or later for Lion, 3.2 or later for Snow Leopard, or 3.1 or later for Leopard), found at the Apple Developer site, on your Mac operating system installation CDs/DVD, or in the Mac App Store. Using the latest available version that will run on your OS is highly recommended, except for Snow Leopard where the last free version, 3.2.6, is recommended.
The easiest way to install MacPorts on a Mac is by downloading the pkg or dmg for Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, Leopard or Tiger and running the system's Installer by double-clicking on the pkg contained therein, following the on-screen instructions until completion.