In my previous post I had shown you how to install Wine on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion. As a Mikrotik router administrator and a Mac OS X user, able to run Mikrotik Winbox on Mac OS X Lion is a must even though I can still use ssh or telnet to remote Mikrotik routers. However, accessing Mikrotik via Winbox is much easier than via ssh or telnet.
Winbox-mac is MikroTik Winbox bundled into macOS app with Wine.Wine was cleaned up of 32-bit files. Icon is provided by Lucas di Lucca.This is not official MikroTik build and is not related to Mikrotik in any way. Can be easily installed with Homebrew Cask. Alex July 5, 2020 at 6:59 AM Reply. Thanks I was able to install El Capitan on my Mac Mini 2009, for who will try this tutorial in 2020, you can download the last TransMac version on Acusystem website and I only finish the installation unplugging my Mac from internet and changing the system date to 2016 via terminal.
This article shows you how easy it is running Mikrotik Winbox on Mac OS X, in this case I use Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2. It should work on Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger and the latest OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
The 1.6 version of WinBox for Mac is available as a free download on our website. The latest version of the application can be installed on Mac OS X 10.6 or later. The following versions: 2.5 and 2.2 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users. How to Install & Play Warcraft 3 on Mac (macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan. I have complied Winbox by MikroTik with Wine in order to make it usable on Mac. Download one of the versions below (I recommend. I'm trying to use wine on MAC osX Sierra version 10.12, wine is version 1.9.19. In the terminal I can launch Windows.
Mac advanced: Winbox-3.10.app for macOS without Wine (20 MB file, only use this if you know you have Wine installed separately). We have tested 3.10 on OS X Yosemite, OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra.
1. Install the Wine first. You can follow my previous tutorial on how to install Wine on Mac OS X.
2. Download Winbox application from Mikrotik website.
3. Once it is download, run the Winbox via wine as follow:
If no error, the Winbox application should run successfully on Mac OS X as the image below:
Check compatibility
You can upgrade to OS X El Capitan from OS X Snow Leopard or later on any of the following Mac models. Your Mac also needs at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of available storage space.
MacBook introduced in 2009 or later, plus MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
MacBook Air introduced in late 2008 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac mini introduced in early 2009 or later
iMac introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac Pro introduced in early 2008 or later
Xserve models introduced in early 2009
To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu . If your Mac isn't compatible with OS X El Capitan, the installer will let you know.
Make a backup
Before installing any upgrade, it’s a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Get connected
It takes time to download and install OS X, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.
Download OS X El Capitan
For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Catalina, the latest version of macOS.
If you still need OS X El Capitan, use this link: Download OS X El Capitan. A file named InstallMacOSX.dmg will download to your Mac.
Install the macOS installer
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Double-click the downloaded file to open a window showing its contents. Then double-click the file within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg.
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Follow the onscreen instructions, which will guide you through the steps necessary to install.
Begin installation
After installation of the installer is complete, open the Applications folder on your Mac, then double-click the file named Install OS X El Capitan.
Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.
Allow installation to complete
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both OS X and related updates to your Mac firmware.
Learn more
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- OS X El Capitan won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.
- You can use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.