OS X Mavericks Now Available Free on Mac App Store

[sjinsjca]

How much of my current software will break, if I upgrade? Parallels? VMWare? Blender? etc?

VMWare Fusion works great. They had an update during the Mavs beta; that would be recommended. (And yes, that means there's a new version of VMWare Tools, though my VMs seem to work fine without updating that.)

 

[D.T.]

How much of my current software will break, if I upgrade? Parallels?

My only immediate concerns are XCode and Parallels - my quick research suggests that Parallels 8 is just fine with Mavericks, but I might wait a few days and check their forums, see if anything is up.

 

[MythicFrost]

I installed the build before last. Am I able to upgrade or do I have to download the installer and install again?

 

[parish]

Where's the Shared Links thing in Safari? My sidebar only shows Bookmarks and Reading List. Can't find anything in Preferences or on any of the menus

 

[RobFog]

I wonder how iWork 08 (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) and iLife 08 (GarageBand) apps will work on Mavericks. They're fine on Mountain Lion.

 

[Tech198]

Who says "there no such thing as a free lunch."

 

[sjinsjca]

You mean by law? What's this now?

It was an accounting & taxation thing relating to a rule that IIRC necessitated linking deductibility of R&D costs to revenue. Guess the rule has either been clarified or Apple has found a way around it.

 

[SFJon]

Java Runtime

Is there anywhere else to grab the Java Runtimes? I've got two pieces of software that use them. It tries to auto-update when I launch the software but says there's a network problem (I assume the servers are slammed).

 

[hakukani]

Download took about three hours. Install was going OK, but it's been hung on 'less than a minute' for about five minutes.

How long should I give it before I restart?

2012 15" Macbook pro, 16gB RAM.

EDIT: It finally rebooted. Answer is just wait....

 

[RobFog]

Download took about three hours. Install was going OK, but it's been hung on 'less than a minute' for about five minutes.

How long should I give it before I restart?

2012 15" Macbook pro, 16gB RAM.

Wait it out: http://9to5mac.com/2013/10/22/getti...-how-to-backup-your-mac-and-set-up-os-x-10-9/

 

[dndlnx]

Wat, I finished downloading, now it's downloading all over again.

 

[hajime]

VMWare Fusion works great. They had an update during the Mavs beta; that would be recommended. (And yes, that means there's a new version of VMWare Tools, though my VMs seem to work fine without updating that.)

Are you using version 5 which I have?

 

[pmjoe]

Is there anywhere else to grab the Java Runtimes? I've got two pieces of software that use them. It tries to auto-update when I launch the software but says there's a network problem (I assume the servers are slammed).

http://www.java.com/en/download/mac_download.jsp

 

[cjmillsnun]

Did anyone hear a confirmation of what the oldest hardware capable of running Mavericks might be??

I've got a black Macbook running 10.6.8 (the terminal OS for this system) that I'd love to upgrade while I decide which new iMac desktop to buy...

If it can run Lion and Mountain Lion, it can run Mavericks.

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Looks like no plastic MacBooks need apply

The early '09 onward plastic MacBooks can run Mavericks. As long as it has the nVidea 9400m chipset.

 

[KALLT]

Where's the Shared Links thing in Safari? My sidebar only shows Bookmarks and Reading List. Can't find anything in Preferences or on any of the menus

When I added my LinkedIn account, the tab appeared automatically. Do you have Twitter or LinkedIn integration enabled?

 

[cjmillsnun]

If you know a friend that has the iLife suite CD from 2010 you can install it and update it to the latest iLife you know for free

can you? Not working for me. I have a family pack licence for iWork

 

[mrmarts]

I would like to see Microsoft beat that.

 

[Snowshiro]

I have to say, kudos to Craig Federighi - that was a really smooth presentation. Fast, feature-packed and seamless. Really great job. I really felt echoes of Steve during his bit.

 

[Prof.]

So far Mavericks has been a nightmare for me. My 2012 MacBook Pro is laggy/slow as hell. I can't type without the system locking up.

 

[cjmillsnun]

will this install over the first gm version that was released?

yes!

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So far Mavericks has been a nightmare for me. My 2012 MacBook Pro is laggy/slow as hell. I can't type without the system locking up.

It'll be re-indexing spotlight. Once that is done it should speed back up

 

[D.T.]

I have to say, kudos to Craig Federighi - that was a really smooth presentation. Fast, feature-packed and seamless. Really great job. I really felt echoes of Steve during his bit.

I agree 101% - when Tim Cook retires, Craig should take over as CEO. That'll of course leave the VP of Software Engineering open for me to slip into ...

 

[Windlasher]

Waiting for at least 10.9.1... if not 10.9.3. Bit too many times... Let you bleeding edge guinea pigs iron out the last few bugs for me....

So, please... as many people as possible... please install... the more the merrier, and the better the product when I upgrade.....

Ive been using the GM on 2 machines, for a month. Works fantastic and FASTER.

I'm using a 2008 Mac Pro and a new MB Pro.

Depending on your setup, Your mileage may vary.

 

[ziggie216]

Well this sucks.. Cisco is always slow with their updates. AnyConnect for OS X isn't supported yet.

 

[IJ Reilly]

So what do we know about running WindowsXP in a Bootcamp partition in Mavericks? I have read conflicting reports. Some say it isn't supported. Others say it will continue to work if it was installed under previous versions of Bootcamp.

 

[j0ester]

Sigh!

I can't download the App on my MacBook Pro..... - Been having this issue for 2hrs now.