Answer by Hay for Installer hangs on "waiting for other installations to...
Simply just check that no Applications are downloading in the App Store because I had iMovie downloading in the background and I didn't notice until later. After that I just cancelled the iMovie...
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When i try:sudo killall -1 installdI need a password to continue.Also activity monitor can shut down any other installers running that was the way it worked for me...
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When an installation happens a daemon installd runs. Killing a leftover installd should allow another installation to happen (and will kill any new ones that are waiting for the defunct one to finish)....
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I had the same problem for no apparent reason and found a couple of solutions suggesting deleting some files - but nothing helped (at least was not enough). Eventually force-quitting the installer with...
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sudo rm /private/var/db/mds/system/mds.install.lockreboot or sudo killall -1 installdChances are that a previous installation hung and the lock was never cleaned up.
View ArticleAnswer by rabidmachine9 for Installer hangs on "waiting for other...
Is there a previous Xcode installation on your computer? If yes maybe you should try and uninstall it first. Good luck..
View ArticleInstaller hangs on "waiting for other installations to finish" despite no...
I started an installation of the Xcode 4 developer's preview last night before going to bed. When I woke up, the installation had popped up a message saying to close Xcode first (doh!). I did so, but...
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