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Install Software For Multiple Users Mac

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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have all three major operating systems (OS X, Windows, Ubuntu Linux) running on your computer! This is totally possible with a Mac. Here is how to do it.

You might be asking yourself why would someone want to be able to run three operating systems on one device. There are some programs, apps and games that are system specific. Some older PC games can only run on Windows. Some programs are only OS X compatible and vice versa. Some individuals might need run company-specific software that requires Windows or a Linux operating system but might prefer Mac’s OS X operating system for personal use and don’t want to use multiple computers or be stuck using an operating system they are not familiar with. For these individuals installing multiple operating systems on a Mac is a convenient feature.

Warning: the following steps are for intermediate to advanced computer users. Incorrectly performing the following steps may result in damage to your computer.

(with OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Windows 10 and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)

1. In OS X, remove the Core Storage designation from your OS X partition.

Turn off FileVault encryption in the System Preferences under Security if you have it enabled. Note: it can take up to 3-4 hours to unencrypted the drive.
Restart in recovery mode by pressing and holding Command + R during the reboot process.
Once in recovery mode, run Disk Utility. Turn off any disk encryption if enabled, which is at the file setting on the top bar. You might notice that your hard disk name changes.

Restart computer again in OS X. Run Disk Utility. Now the “dragging” corner to partition your hard drive is available. Click on it and resize the Mac HD to however many GB (gigabytes) you may need to run your multiple OS’s ( Windows OS and Ubuntu).
Restart into Windows OS. Download the free software Minitool partition. This software allows you to merge unused space on your Mac HD with your Windows partition.

2. Launch OS X Bootcamp. Create a Windows installation USB drive (I've created both Windows 8 and 10) and create a hard drive partition for Windows.
3. When the Mac reboots into the Bootcamp Windows installer, hold down the power button to shut down, then press and hold Option+Power to restart into the Mac bootloader. Select and boot the OS X partition.

4. In OS X, run Disk Utility. Reduce the size of the OS X partition, then create a new partition for Ubuntu in the empty space. File format on the Ubuntu partition shouldn't matter at this point. I used FAT.

5. Create an Ubuntu installation disk whatever way you prefer with (I believe) whatever version you prefer.

6. Shutdown again and hold Option+Power restart to get to the Mac bootloader, then select the Ubuntu install disk (should be labeled EFI, there might be two of them, either should work). Reformat the partition you created in Step 4 for Ubuntu and complete the installation process, then shutdown. (If you reboot into the Mac bootloader at this point, Ubuntu should not be visible).

7. Power (not Option+Power) restart. Your Macbook should boot into the Bootcamp installation partition. Complete the Windows installation process normally. The Macbook will reboot several times. If ever it reboots into the wrong partition (it shouldn't), then manually shutdown, Option+Power boot, and select the Bootcamp partition manually.

8. Almost done. After Windows is fully installed and you can use it normally, Option+Power reboot into OS X, then install rEFInd.
Shutdown and perform a regular boot. You will arrive at the rEFInd menu with a 20-second timer, and all three OS’s should be visible. rEFInd is a handy piece of software that allows you to easily select the OS you want to boot into whenever you restart your Mac.

Note 1:

I have had the problem, twice now, that whenever I install OS X updates, rEFInd disappears. When I power on the computer, it boots straight to OS X. This problem is fixed by simply reinstalling rEFInd from within OS X. Back to normal.

Note 2:

Some users might receive errors when returning to the Windows installation process. Julian Leland recommends clearing the hybrid MBR data from within OS X via this process.

I have some apps installed under the admin account on my Mac. I set up standard user accounts on this machine, and I would like these users to access the already installed applications. When they run the app, it either opens in trial mode or asks for a serial number, even though they are already installed. Is there any way to do this?
posted by dhruva to Computers & Internet (13 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite

Have you tried adding your Apple ID to the App Store for those users?
If you're unwilling to do that, then you'll probably have to buy the applications again for each user. Welcome to Apple's walled garden, we hope you enjoy your stay!
posted by pharm at 1:23 PM on June 5, 2013

Some of these apps are not bought from the App Store.
posted by dhruva at 1:27 PM on June 5, 2013

Which apps specifically are you using? There are a variety of different licensing and registration schemes out there, other than the Apple App Store, and they all may be subtly different. You may want to contact the authors of the apps directly.
posted by xil at 1:28 PM on June 5, 2013

For example JMP or Scrivener
posted by dhruva at 1:29 PM on June 5, 2013

Although some more reading has turned up conflicting answers. Humph. Maybe it depends on the licensing of specific Apps?
If the programs are not bought from the App store, where are they installed? If you installed them into the user's Applications directory (my Mac is at work right now, so I can't check, but doesn't each user have their own as well as the system one?) then that's presumably why the other users can't see the Applications. You could either reinstall for each user, or else install them into the system Applications directory.
posted by pharm at 1:31 PM on June 5, 2013

For most ordinary applications, copying the App from the user Applications directory to the system one will just work (tm) I think.
posted by pharm at 1:38 PM on June 5, 2013

They are installed in the Admin user's Application directory. I remember some apps asked me if I was installing for one user or all users, and I foolishly said one user, so I was wondering if there's any way around this without having to reinstall a bunch of software.
That might be (part/all of) your problem, right there. User-specific application directories exist specifically to install software only for that user - if you want everyone to have access to something, you want it in the root /Applications directory.
posted by Tomorrowful at 1:43 PM on June 5, 2013

In the past I have found that some apps keep their registration keys in the preferences or application support folders. So, if just moving the application to the system application folder doesn't make the 'unregistered' messages go away you could try copying any related preference folders as well.
posted by Quinbus Flestrin at 3:18 PM on June 5, 2013 [1 favorite]

Building on what Quinbus Felstrin said, look in ~/Library and its subdirectories for stuff related to the apps in question. Try moving it to /Library.
Or maybe just try scrapping the apps and reinstalling...
posted by Good Brain at 5:37 PM on June 5, 2013

You can make the non admin accounts admins, log in as those users, set the correct registration numbers then log out and remove admin rights. Once registration info is entered, it should stick.
Though technically, you shouldn't have to make them admins to do that.
posted by inviolable at 6:41 PM on June 5, 2013

Seconding what Qinbus Flestrin is saying. If the other users can see the applications, and open them in trial mode, there's nothing wrong with where the application is stored on disk. It also doesn't matter whether the other users are admins or not.
The problem is that the apps store their registration info per-user. It's possible the apps have an option to store the info globally. Otherwise, you'll have to enter the registration info for each user, or at least copy over files containing that info. I'd recommend contacting the vendors and asking for advice.
posted by vasi at 9:11 PM on June 5, 2013

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Ok I tried putting in the preferences files in the user accounts, but the app refused to run, it needed an activation. I guess I will have to re-install, or contact the vendors. Thanks everyone.
posted by dhruva at 10:38 AM on June 6, 2013

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