Meta-Package File

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The meta-package may contain individual files or package files which are entire installable packages in their own right.
 
The meta-package may contain individual files or package files which are entire installable packages in their own right.
  
OS X packages are a form of the [[xar]] archive format.
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OS X packages are a form of the [[Xar (eXtensible ARchive)|xar]] archive format.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:18, 16 July 2018

File Format
Name Meta-Package File
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Extension(s) .mpkg

A Meta-Package File is a variant of the Package File that is used in Mac OS X when it is necessary to have an installation archive which can contain multiple software packages for distribution. Clicking on it on an OS X system will launch the Installer package to extract and install the software.

The meta-package may contain individual files or package files which are entire installable packages in their own right.

OS X packages are a form of the xar archive format.

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