installer

Install system software and packages to a specified domain or volume. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/installer.8.html.

• Install a Python package to the root volume with verbose output:

sudo installer -verbose {{[-pkg|-package]}} {{path/to/python-version.pkg}} {{[-tgt|-target]}} /

• Display list of packages (or subpackages for .mpkg) that can be installed on the target volume:

installer -pkginfo {{[-pkg|-package]}} {{path/to/package.pkg}}

• Display list of volumes onto which the package can be installed:

installer -volinfo {{[-pkg|-package]}} {{path/to/package.pkg}}

• Display list of domains into which the package can be installed:

installer -dominfo {{[-pkg|-package]}} {{path/to/package.pkg}}

• Generate XML of install choices for a package:

installer {{[-pkg|-package]}} {{path/to/package.pkg}} -showChoiceChangesXML

• Install package using XML config instead of command line parameters:

sudo installer {{[-pkg|-package]}} {{path/to/package.pkg}} -file {{path/to/config-file}}