Check out the following tutorials to learn how to create a bootable DVD or USB Flash Drive. You can now use the Install macOS Big Sur app to upgrade your Mac’s operating system or use it to create removable media to upgrade another Mac. How do download files from the web via the Mac OS X bash command line option You need to use a tool (command) called curl. However, I am unable to find the wget command on OS X. Wait for the progress to reach 100% and the output to say Install finished successfully, then you should see the Install macOS Big Sur app appear in Applications. I often need to download files using the Terminal. All it’s doing is downloading the installer to your Applications folder. You will notice the output of the command reads Installing X%.ĭon’t worry, it’s not installing the update on your Mac. This is a fresh install and will clear everything (save files, high scores, etc). OS: MacOS X 10.7 Lion Map: text UI: Terminal (or via telnet or ssh) Notes: Not compatible with previous save files. Only the first binary below will run under OS X Lion. softwareupdate -fetch-full-installer -full-installer-version 11.6 None of these binaries will run on 68K-based Macs.
Step 2: Download Big Sur Installer with Software Update UtilityĪs of writing, the latest version of macOS Big Sur is 11.6, you can download it by running the following command (replace 11.6 with the version you want to download). Open the Terminal app by pressing Command + Space, searching for “Terminal” then pressing Return.
You can use it to upgrade macOS or create removable media to update a different Mac. This tutorial will show you how to download the macOS Big Sur installer on your Mac.