
"Įcho "No need to install Rosetta on this version of macOS. "Įcho "Mac is running macOS $osvers_major. usr/sbin/softwareupdate –install-rosetta –agree-to-licenseĮcho "Rosetta has been successfully installed. ' read osvers_major osvers_minor osvers_dot_version /dev/null 2>&1 thenĮcho "Rosetta is already installed and running. # Installs Rosetta as needed on Apple Silicon Macs.

I’ve written a similar script to Graham’s, which is available below and from the following address on GitHub: My colleague Graham Gilbert has written a script for handling this process and discussed it here: Having the the non-interactive method for installing Rosetta 2 available makes it easier to script the installation process. usr/sbin/softwareupdate -install-rosetta -agree-to-license If you want to perform a non-interactive install, please run the following command with root privileges to install Rosetta 2 and agree to the license in advance: Installing this way will cause an interactive prompt to appear, asking you to agree to the Rosetta 2 license. usr/sbin/softwareupdate -install-rosetta To install Rosetta 2, run the following command with root privileges: You can install Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon Macs using the softwareupdate command.

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So for those folks who need Rosetta 2, how to install it? For more details, please see below the jump. Without Rosetta 2 installed, Intel apps do not run on Apple Silicon. It allows most Intel apps to run on Apple Silicon without issues, which provides time for vendors to update their software to a Universal build which can run on both Intel and Apple Silicon.

Rosetta 2 is Apple’s software solution for aiding in the transition from Macs running on Intel processors to Macs running on Apple Silicon processors. With Apple now officially selling Apple Silicon Macs, there’s a design decision which Apple made with macOS Big Sur that may affect various Mac environments:Īt this time, macOS Big Sur does not install Rosetta 2 by default on Apple Silicon Macs.
