new emac today, but what about the preloaded os?

[cait-sith]

WHEE! eMac got delivered today!!! i'm a switcher. can't wait to take my lunch break to go play on it.

wondering about the preinstalled os though.. should i wipe the disk and reinstall myself? or just leave it as is? would i "lose" anything by wiping?

i just need to do my own installs to feel clean.

p.s... how do you "install" mac software? just open a dmg and drag it into the apps folder? wow, i am new.

 

[tomf87]

I always reload the OS. There are some factory apps, so I always take a look to see what is there before wiping.

As for software installation, some have you drag the app to the Applications folder while others run an installer. When you open the DMG or CD, it will clearly have directions.

 

[7on]

meh, you don't have too. It usually has factory installed stuff, but that can be easily removed by dragging to the trash. If you're new I'd suggest play around with it for a while.

 

[wrldwzrd89]

WHEE! eMac got delivered today!!! i'm a switcher. can't wait to take my lunch break to go play on it.

wondering about the preinstalled os though.. should i wipe the disk and reinstall myself? or just leave it as is? would i "lose" anything by wiping?

i just need to do my own installs to feel clean.

p.s... how do you "install" mac software? just open a dmg and drag it into the apps folder? wow, i am new.

Uninstallation of MOST apps is simple, too - just drag the application package/folder to the trash, then go into your library, open the preferences folder, and trash its preference file. Uninstalling command-line apps (like Timidity++) is harder, but still doable. You'll need to find where the executable file(s) live(s) and delete it/them, and the same for its configuration file(s). Uninstalling apps that install traps or system services (such as Norton Utilities for Macintosh, which has been discontinued) requires you to use the uninstaller that is part of the install program you used originally. Just choose "Uninstall" as the install type, follow the directions, and wait while the app removes itself. After this is done you will need to restart your Mac.

 

[g30ffr3y]

sorry to hijack the thread, but...

my gf got her emac yesterday and i noticed that it has
an OS 9 applications folder as well as an OS 9 system
folder...

there is no OS 9 startup disk... and she has no use
for OS 9... so i deleted the OS 9 apps folder...

but when i tried to delete the system folder it
errors and says that the folder is needed by
the system...

ive managed to delete everything in the folder... its
just the empty folder itself that wont go...

how can i delete it???

the emac also came with tony hawk, world book encyclopedia, appleworks and some other nonsense...

 

[bokdol]

there is no OS 9 startup disk... and she has no use
for OS 9... so i deleted the OS 9 apps folder...

but when i tried to delete the system folder it
errors and says that the folder is needed by
the system...

ive managed to delete everything in the folder... its
just the empty folder itself that wont go...

how can i delete it???

i think if you get info onto the system folder then change the permissions to you you maybe able to deleate it. but you might have to run disk utilities to fix permissions.... or if you reinstall osx. just dont install any classic funtions.

 

[parrothead]

sorry to hijack the thread, but...

my gf got her emac yesterday and i noticed that it has
an OS 9 applications folder as well as an OS 9 system
folder...

there is no OS 9 startup disk... and she has no use
for OS 9... so i deleted the OS 9 apps folder...

but when i tried to delete the system folder it
errors and says that the folder is needed by
the system...

ive managed to delete everything in the folder... its
just the empty folder itself that wont go...

how can i delete it???

the emac also came with tony hawk, world book encyclopedia, appleworks and some other nonsense...

Dont delete it! OSX has a feature called Classic. Classic is used to run non OSX applications. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty darn sure that you NEED that OS9 system folder to run classic.

 

[josh_joshbond]

parrothead, I'd say the deeds been done...if he already deleted the os 9 applications folder and all of the items in the os 9 systems folder...well

 

[Flowbee]

Dont delete it! OSX has a feature called Classic. Classic is used to run non OSX applications. Correct me if I am wrong, but I am pretty darn sure that you NEED that OS9 system folder to run classic.

I don't think most switchers will have much of a need to run Classic apps.

 

[g30ffr3y]

ive loaded only panther into my powermac and powerbook... that doesnt install any OS 9 stuff... i dont recall if ive ever used classic though... but regardless... i know she wouldnt even think to know what classic/OS9 is was...

i did try going to get info and enabled read&write... but it still wont go away... ive just moved the folder to an obscure location for the time being...

isnt there a way in terminal to delete those nasty folders that wont go away???

 

[jeremy.king]

isnt there a way in terminal to delete those nasty folders that wont go away???

sudo rm -rf /path/to/folder

 

[g30ffr3y]

sudo rm -rf /path/to/folder

ill admit i dont know doo da about terminal except to check my uptime and cpu frequency...

so lets say i put the folder on the desktop... what would the command be...

thanks... sorry im such a n00b as this... ive always meant to
learn more about terminal but have yet to see the weekend
extended to 5-6 days... : )

 

[dragula53]

using terminal to remove

if you put it into the desktop folder, the syntax is going to be something like this:

sudo rm -r ~/Desktop/<folder name>

if you want, since terminal uses the Bourne Again Shell (BASH) you can type it out like this:

sudo rm -r ~/Desktop/ Then hit the first letter of the file name, then <tab> and it will auto complete, or if there are multiple file names that start with that letter, you can hit tab twice, and it will list all of them.. then just hit letters till it is the only one

god bless bash and the tab key.

 

[g30ffr3y]

if you put it into the desktop folder, the syntax is going to be something like this:

sudo rm -r ~/Desktop/<folder name>

thanks dragula... ill try that as soon as i get to the machine...

the new emacs are nice... ive got to say... i spent a good portion
of last evening setting it up for my gf... it only has 512 ram though
which i think is pulling the performance down a bit... it didnt feel as
fast as i think it could...

neither the emac, nor my powerbook seem to compare to my
933 quicksilver though... : )

 

[Counterfit]

I always reload the OS. There are some factory apps, so I always take a look to see what is there before wiping.

As for software installation, some have you drag the app to the Applications folder while others run an installer. When you open the DMG or CD, it will clearly have directions.

Those factory bundled apps are included on the Install/Restore CD/DVD. After you install the OS, you can run the Software Restore app from the HD or the CD/DVD and re-install those apps.