More and more OpenSource apps don't work anymore because Apple started to roll out a stricter Gatekeeper policy officially with 15.1.

[Adora]

I recognized it first in 15.2 Beta 3 and thought it was a bug when suddenly some Firefox forks didn't work anymore.

I got error messages like those:

There seems to be no way around to open those apps other than the developer is paying yearly to Apple and signs their apps.

Gatekeeper is even completely turned off on my Mac that I don't have to give special permissions and press a key while opening for the first time:

Did I overlook something in the news here? Or wasn't there anything about that? I think it's really important to know.


https://hackaday.com/2024/11/01/apple-forces-the-signing-of-applications-in-macos-sequoia-15-1/

 

[bogdanw]

There is already a thread about this. You can sign the apps yourself and they will work.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...lity-to-launch-unsigned-applications.2441792/

 

[Adora]

There is already a thread about this. You can sign the apps yourself and they will work.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...lity-to-launch-unsigned-applications.2441792/

Thanks, I just got LibreWolf back to work with:

codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/LibreWolf.app

 

[Adora]

@bogdanw

It worked for SeaMonkey too, but for Pulse Browser I get this:

Applications/Pulse Browser Alpha.app: resource fork, Finder information, or similar detritus not allowed

 

[bogdanw]

but for Pulse Browser I get this:Applications/Pulse Browser Alpha.app: resource fork, Finder information, or similar detritus not allowed

Delete it, drag it again from the dmg and run in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app
xattr -cr /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app
codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app 
open -a /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app

 

[Adora]

Delete it, drag it again from the dmg and run in Terminal:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app
xattr -cr /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app
codesign --force --deep --sign - /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app
open -a /Applications/Pulse\ Browser\ Alpha.app

Thanks, it worked. Even without deleting it before.

I wonder if only some commands need those backslashes for an empty space or if I can also use just quotes everywhere. It sometimes looks irritating. Or does it have to do with the shell that is used for Terminal or that I am using iTerm instead?

The command codesign for example also works with /Applications/"Pulse Browser Alpha.app" or everything in quotes "/Applications/Pulse Browser Alpha.app"

 

[bogdanw]

I find it easier to drag the app into Terminal than to write the whole path in quotes.

 

[zevrix]

I find it easier to drag the app into Terminal than to write the whole path in quotes.

...or to just select the file in the Finder, copy, then paste in Terminal (as you probably know anyway).

 

[Adora]

I find it easier to drag the app into Terminal than to write the whole path in quotes.

...or to just select the file in the Finder, copy, then paste in Terminal (as you probably know anyway).

Thanks I didn't know both and it always annoyed me. 🙈