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System Requirements OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 or later so, they're not updating older machines? My partner still runs Snow Leopard 10.6.8!

amatheus 12y ago
Links for: Mountain Lion http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768 Lion http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 Source: http://www.512pixels.net/blog/2014/9/apple-posts-bash-updates http://www.512pixels.net/blog/2014/9/apple-posts-bash-update...
- tehwalrus 12y ago
  Thanks for the clarification. Still a shame I'll have to install XCode on her machine to get a newer version of bash compiled and installed...
mattyohe 12y ago
Looks like 10.6 isn't supported, but there are older versions supported: 10.7: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 10.8: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768
jcurbo 12y ago
Looks like 10.6 hasn't been updated in a while. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-are-probably-done-here-are-your-os-x-upgrade-options/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-ar... With Apple stuff it seems like it's best to stay within 2 revisions of the latest OS, especially since they've moved to shorter release cycles (yearly).
- tehwalrus 12y ago
  Thanks, I'll work out what to do instead, then. Problem is she won't sit through lessons about what multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared or whatever, I would be loath to help her navigate something like the UI updates in Lion, let alone beyond. If only Alt+Tab worked on windows rather than apps, like in MS OSs, or even if there was a taskbar-style way to switch windows, she'd have so many fewer problems...
  - thenipper 12y ago
    Check out witch? It helps with alt-tab
  - nsxwolf 12y ago
    Can't teach her Alt+Tilde? (er, Alt-Backtick really)
  - Angostura 12y ago
    Multitouch guestures aren't mandatory, good old mouse and click will work just as they always have. CMD-~ cycles through windows. hold-click or right-click on a Dock icon displays a list of Windows associated with the application Alternatvely, perhaps she might like Exposé (try F3)
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - terhechte 12y ago
    >> .. taskbar-style way to switch windows http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar Apart from that, even on 10.6, you can do the update of Bash yourself, you're not required to use the Apple patch: https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched This has been compiled on Mavericks, it may run on 10.6. If not, you may need to install Xcode
  - jbinto 12y ago
    > [..] multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared [..] This may not help for your case, but it may interest keyboard shortcut junkies. When I was getting used to the "interesting" way OS X handles CMD+TAB versus Windows' ALT+TAB, I was also frustrated at the app-vs-window issue. I eventually figured out this workaround, which sounds complicated but is now muscle memory: 1. Hold CMD. (Don't let go until I say so.) 2. Press TAB once. 3. Tap the arrow keys (LEFT/RIGHT) to go to the correct application, e.g. Chrome. 4. When you have the correct application selected, press DOWN. (You can release CMD now.) 5. This will display all of the open windows for this application (same as "4 finger swipe down" gesture). You can use the arrow keys to navigate this. An extremely subtle blue halo is displayed around the selected window. Press RETURN to select.
tehwalrus 12y ago
...downvote a bit unfair, surely, the patch is trivial to release for all versions (since Bash hasn't been updated across them, IIRC).
- scintill76 12y ago
  Apparently you must be punished for daring to let your partner use something that's still perfectly functional for many uses, when Apple has something newer! Maybe they're saying you should upgrade for security reasons, but it'd be nice if they actually said it. Seriously, I'm failing to understand the amount of downvote-hate being focused on you right now, in every comment you gave in this thread. Sorry.
  - kps 12y ago
    > something that's still perfectly functional More functional, sometimes; I have 10.6.8 on my home Mac Pro because 10.7 removed a vital feature.
- mwfunk 12y ago
  I'm pretty sure they're not doing security updates in general for Snow Leopard anymore, so if you're concerned about security then that should be a much more worrisome to you than the fact that there's no bash fix. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-are-probably-done-here-are-your-os-x-upgrade-options/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-ar...

amatheus 12y ago

Links for: Mountain Lion http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768 Lion http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 Source: http://www.512pixels.net/blog/2014/9/apple-posts-bash-updates http://www.512pixels.net/blog/2014/9/apple-posts-bash-update...

tehwalrus 12y ago
Thanks for the clarification. Still a shame I'll have to install XCode on her machine to get a newer version of bash compiled and installed...

mattyohe 12y ago

Looks like 10.6 isn't supported, but there are older versions supported: 10.7: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1767 10.8: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1768

jcurbo 12y ago

Looks like 10.6 hasn't been updated in a while. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-are-probably-done-here-are-your-os-x-upgrade-options/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-ar... With Apple stuff it seems like it's best to stay within 2 revisions of the latest OS, especially since they've moved to shorter release cycles (yearly).

tehwalrus 12y ago
Thanks, I'll work out what to do instead, then. Problem is she won't sit through lessons about what multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared or whatever, I would be loath to help her navigate something like the UI updates in Lion, let alone beyond. If only Alt+Tab worked on windows rather than apps, like in MS OSs, or even if there was a taskbar-style way to switch windows, she'd have so many fewer problems...
- thenipper 12y ago
  Check out witch? It helps with alt-tab
- nsxwolf 12y ago
  Can't teach her Alt+Tilde? (er, Alt-Backtick really)
- Angostura 12y ago
  Multitouch guestures aren't mandatory, good old mouse and click will work just as they always have. CMD-~ cycles through windows. hold-click or right-click on a Dock icon displays a list of Windows associated with the application Alternatvely, perhaps she might like Exposé (try F3)
- deleted 12y ago
  [deleted]
- terhechte 12y ago
  >> .. taskbar-style way to switch windows http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar Apart from that, even on 10.6, you can do the update of Bash yourself, you're not required to use the Apple patch: https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched This has been compiled on Mavericks, it may run on 10.6. If not, you may need to install Xcode
- jbinto 12y ago
  > [..] multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared [..] This may not help for your case, but it may interest keyboard shortcut junkies. When I was getting used to the "interesting" way OS X handles CMD+TAB versus Windows' ALT+TAB, I was also frustrated at the app-vs-window issue. I eventually figured out this workaround, which sounds complicated but is now muscle memory: 1. Hold CMD. (Don't let go until I say so.) 2. Press TAB once. 3. Tap the arrow keys (LEFT/RIGHT) to go to the correct application, e.g. Chrome. 4. When you have the correct application selected, press DOWN. (You can release CMD now.) 5. This will display all of the open windows for this application (same as "4 finger swipe down" gesture). You can use the arrow keys to navigate this. An extremely subtle blue halo is displayed around the selected window. Press RETURN to select.

tehwalrus 12y ago

...downvote a bit unfair, surely, the patch is trivial to release for all versions (since Bash hasn't been updated across them, IIRC).

scintill76 12y ago
Apparently you must be punished for daring to let your partner use something that's still perfectly functional for many uses, when Apple has something newer! Maybe they're saying you should upgrade for security reasons, but it'd be nice if they actually said it. Seriously, I'm failing to understand the amount of downvote-hate being focused on you right now, in every comment you gave in this thread. Sorry.
- kps 12y ago
  > something that's still perfectly functional More functional, sometimes; I have 10.6.8 on my home Mac Pro because 10.7 removed a vital feature.
mwfunk 12y ago
I'm pretty sure they're not doing security updates in general for Snow Leopard anymore, so if you're concerned about security then that should be a much more worrisome to you than the fact that there's no bash fix. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-are-probably-done-here-are-your-os-x-upgrade-options/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-ar...