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Installing .pkg files without admin

How to install a MacOS .pkg on a Mac without root/admin privileges ☺️

First download the .dmg, then extract it:

7z x Downloaded.dmg

Alternatively, if you don't have 7zip mount dmg and copy out .pkg file.

Next, extract the .pkg file:

pkgutil --expand "App/App.pkg" pkg-unpacked

Next, extract the Payload inside the extracted .pkg:

tar xvf pkg-unpacked/*.pkg/Payload

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