Installing R on Mac OSX. Installing R on Mac OS is similar to Windows. Once again, The easiest way is to install it through CRAN by going to the CRAN downloads page and following the links as shown in the video below: The next step is to click on the 'R-3.6.2.pkg' (or newer version) file to begin the installation. To uninstall Office for Mac 2011 move the applications to the Trash.Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process. Before you remove Office for Mac 2011, quit all Office applications and make sure there's nothing in Trash that you want to keep. Leave Office applications closed while you go through this process.
If you do not have a compelling need today, then consider making a backup (2 with 2 backup utilities would be safer), then create a 30-50GB partition, and install Sierra on the test partition.
This will do 2 things, it will let you test Sierra without committing to Sierra, and it will put Sierra in your App Store -> Purchases tab, so you will be able to download it again even after Apple releases the next major macOS upgrade.
You should always do at least one download and 'Quit' whenever Apple releases a new major macOS. If you had done that in the past, you could be choosing between Yosemite, El Capitan or Sierra, and not just staying with Mavericks or upgrade to Sierra. You can delete the installer in the Applications folder after it is downloaded to save space.
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Azure Pipelines | Azure DevOps Server 2019 | TFS 2018 | TFS 2017 | TFS 2015
Note
In Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2018 and previous versions,build and release pipelines are called definitions,runs are called builds,service connections are called service endpoints,stages are called environments,and jobs are called phases.
To build and deploy Xcode apps or Xamarin.iOS projects, you'll need at least one macOS agent. This agent can also build and deploy Java and Android apps.
Before you begin:
Learn about agents
If you already know what an agent is and how it works, feel free to jump right in to the following sections. But if you'd like some more background about what they do and how they work, see Azure Pipelines agents.
Check prerequisites
Make sure your machine has these prerequisites:
These prereqs are required for agent version 2.125.0 and higher.
These prereqs are required for agent version 2.124.0 and below.If you're able, we recommend upgrading to a newer macOS (10.12+) and upgrading to the newest agent.
Make sure your machine has these prerequisites:
If you'll be using TFVC, you will also need the Oracle Java JDK 1.6 or higher.(The Oracle JRE and OpenJDK are not sufficient for this purpose.)
Prepare permissions
If you're building from a Subversion repo, you must install the Subversion client on the machine.
You should run agent setup manually the first time.After you get a feel for how agents work, or if you want to automate setting up many agents, consider using unattended config.
Decide which user you'll use
As a one-time step, you must register the agent. Someone with permission toadminister the agent queuemust complete these steps. The agent will not use this person'scredentials in everyday operation, but they're required to complete registration.Learn more about how agents communicate.
Authenticate as a Windows user (TFS 2015 and TFS 2017)
As an alternative, on TFS 2017, you can use either a domain user or alocal Windows user on each of your TFS application tiers.
On TFS 2015, for macOS and Linux only,we recommend that you create a local Windows user on each of your TFS application tiers and dedicate that user for the purpose of deploying build agents.
Confirm the user has permission
Make sure the user account that you're going to use has permission to register the agent.
Is the user an Azure DevOps organization owner or TFS or Azure DevOps Server administrator? Stop here, you have permission.
Otherwise:
Note
If you see a message like this: Sorry, we couldn't add the identity. Please try a different identity., you probably followed the above steps for an organization owner or TFS or Azure DevOps Server administrator. You don't need to do anything; you already have permission to administer the agent queue.
Download and configure the agentAzure Pipelines
Azure DevOps Server 2019
TFS 2017 and TFS 2018
TFS 2015
Server URL
Azure Pipelines:
https://dev.azure.com/{your-organization}
TFS 2015:
http://{your_server}:8080/tfs
Authentication typeAzure Pipelines
Choose PAT, and then paste the PAT token you created into the command prompt window.
Note
When using PAT as the authentication method, the PAT token is used only for the initial configuration of the agent. Learn more at Communication with Azure Pipelines or TFS.
TFS or Azure DevOps Server
Important
Make sure your server is configured to support the authentication method you want to use.
When you configure your agent to connect to TFS, you've got the following options:
Note
When using PAT as the authentication method, the PAT token is used only for the initial configuration of the agent on Azure DevOps Server and the newer versions of TFS. Learn more at Communication with Azure Pipelines or TFS.
Run interactively
For guidance on whether to run the agent in interactive mode or as a service, see Agents: Interactive vs. service.
To run the agent interactively:
To restart the agent, press Ctrl+C and then run
run.sh to restart it.
To use your agent, run a job using the agent's pool.If you didn't choose a different pool, your agent will be in the Default pool.
Run once
For agents configured to run interactively, you can choose to have the agent accept only one job. To run in this configuration:
Agents in this mode will accept only one job and then spin down gracefully (useful for running on a service like Azure Container Instances).
Run as a launchd service
We provide the
./svc.sh script for you to run and manage your agent as a launchd LaunchAgent service. This script will be generated after you configure the agent. The service has access to the UI to run your UI tests.
Note
If you prefer other approaches, you can use whatever kind of service mechanism you prefer. See Service files.
Tokens
In the section below, these tokens are replaced:
For example, you have configured an agent (see above) with the name
our-osx-agent . In the following examples, {tfs-name} will be either:
CommandsChange to the agent directory
For example, if you installed in the
myagent subfolder of your home directory:
Install
Command:
This command creates a launchd plist that points to
./runsvc.sh . This script sets up the environment (more details below) and starts the agent's host.
Start
Command:
Output:
The left number is the pid if the service is running. If second number is not zero, then a problem occurred.
Status
Command:
Output:
The left number is the pid if the service is running. If second number is not zero, then a problem occurred.
Stop
Command:
Output:
Uninstall
You should stop before you uninstall.
Command:
Automatic login and lock
Normally, the agent service runs only after the user logs in. If you want the agent service to automatically start when the machine restarts, you can configure the machine to automatically log in and lock on startup. See Set your Mac to automatically log in during startup - Apple Support.
Note
For more information, see the Terminally Geeky: use automatic login more securely blog. The .plist file mentioned in that blog may no longer be available at the source, but a copy can be found here: Lifehacker - Make OS X load your desktop before you log in.
Update environment variables
When you configure the service, it takes a snapshot of some useful environment variables for your current logon user such as PATH, LANG, JAVA_HOME, ANT_HOME, and MYSQL_PATH. If you need to update the variables (for example, after installing some new software):
The snapshot of the environment variables is stored in
.env file under agent root directory, you can also change that file directly to apply environment variable changes.
Run instructions before the service starts
You can also run your own instructions and commands to run when the service starts. For example, you could set up the environment or call scripts.
Service Files
When you install the service, some service files are put in place.
.plist service file
A .plist service file is created:
For example:
sudo ./svc.sh install generates this file from this template: ./bin/vsts.agent.plist.template
.service file./svc.sh start finds the service by reading the .service file, which contains the path to the plist service file described above.
Alternative service mechanisms
We provide the
./svc.sh script as a convenient way for you to run and manage your agent as a launchd LaunchAgent service. But you can use whatever kind of service mechanism you prefer.
You can use the template described above as to facilitate generating other kinds of service files. For example, you modify the template to generate a service that runs as a launch daemon if you don't need UI tests and don't want to configure automatic log on and lock. See Apple Developer Library: Creating Launch Daemons and Agents.
Replace an agent
To replace an agent, follow the Download and configure the agent steps again.
When you configure an agent using the same name as an agent that already exists,you're asked if you want to replace the existing agent. If you answer
Y ,then make sure you remove the agent (see below) that you're replacing. Otherwise,after a few minutes of conflicts, one of the agents will shut down.
Remove and re-configure an agent
To remove the agent:
After you've removed the agent, you can configure it again.
Unattended config
The agent can be set up from a script with no human intervention.You must pass
--unattended and the answers to all questions.
To configure an agent, it must know the URL to your organization or collection and credentials of someone authorized to set up agents.All other responses are optional.Any command-line parameter can be specified using an environment variable instead:put its name in upper case and prepend
VSTS_AGENT_INPUT_ .For example, VSTS_AGENT_INPUT_PASSWORD instead of specifying --password . Linkes in email mac app are broken.
Required options
Authentication options
Pool and agent names
Agent setup
Windows-only startup
Deployment group only
./config.sh --help always lists the latest required and optional responses.
Diagnostics
If you're having trouble with your self-hosted agent, you can try running diagnostics.After configuring the agent:
This will run through a diagnostic suite that may help you troubleshoot the problem.The diagnostics feature is available starting with agent version 2.165.0.
Help on other options
To learn about other options:
The help provides information on authentication alternatives and unattended configuration.
Capabilities
Your agent's capabilities are cataloged and advertised in the pool so that only the builds and releases it can handle are assigned to it. See Build and release agent capabilities.
In many cases, after you deploy an agent, you'll need to install software or utilities. Generally you should install on your agents whatever software and tools you use on your development machine.
For example, if your build includes the npm task, then the build won't run unless there's a build agent in the pool that has npm installed.
Important
After you install new software on an agent, you must restart the agent for the new capability to show up in the pool so that the build can run.
FAQFresh Mac Os InstallHow do I make sure I have the latest v2 agent version?
Can I update my v2 agents that are part of an Azure DevOps Server pool?
Yes.Beginning with Azure DevOps Server 2019, you can configure your server to look for the agent package files on a local disk.This configuration will override the default version that came with the server at the time of its release.This scenario also applies when the server doesn't have access to the internet.
Where can I learn more about how the launchd service works?I'm running a firewall and my code is in Azure Repos. What URLs does the agent need to communicate with?
If you're running an agent in a secure network behind a firewall, make sure the agent can initiate communication with the following URLs and IP addresses.
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