#Convert dmg to zip install#

Enter the following Certificate Information,

This opens the Certificate AssistantВ dialog box.

Go to Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Request a Certificate from a Certificate Authority.

Navigate to /Applications/Utilities and launch Keychain Access.

Step 3.1: Creating a Certificate Signing Request Follow the steps below to sign a PKG file.

Hence a PKG file would have to be signed with a developer certificate to provide an identity. MacOS does not allow for applications from unidentified developers to be installed. Executing the command will ask you the password for your macOS device and once provided the PKG file will be generated in the output folder provided above.Command sudo productbuild -component /Application/APP_NAME.app /OUTPUT_FOLDER/CONVERTED_APP.pkg Example sudo productbuild -component /Applications/ ~/Desktop/Wordpress.pkg Open a Terminal window and execute the following command, where APP_NAME.app is the name of the app (you can use CMD + V if you have copied the path as per Step 1) and the OUTPUT_FOLDER and CONVERTED_APP are the output folder and name for the converted app respectively.Select the app and press CMD + C to copy the path to clipboard Open Applications to get the path to the installed application.

#Convert dmg to zip install#

This would install the application and copy the app to Applications.This would install the application on your device. The first step is to double click on the DMG file and extract the *.App to Applications folder.Access to a macOS device where you can convert and sign the PKG file.This document is a general guideline in the absence of PKG distribution file. Most Enterprise applications do offer a PKG installer for macOS devices, so it may be worthwhile to contact the developer to get an official version of their app.