How to install a Mac application using Terminal

Question

Apple suggests that prior to submitting to the Mac application store, the installation process for Macs be tested using the command

sudo installer -store -pkg pa         


        

Answer 1

To disable inputting password:

sudo visudo

Then add a new line like below and save then:

# The user can run installer as root without inputting password
yourusername ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/installer

Then you run installer without password:

sudo installer -pkg ...

Answer 2

Probably not exactly your issue..

Do you have any spaces in your package path? You should wrap it up in double quotes to be safe, otherwise it can be taken as two separate arguments

sudo installer -store -pkg "/User/MyName/Desktop/helloWorld.pkg" -target /