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Note that no shortcut is created for the Arduino
program, so you may wish to select the Arduino
program icon, right-click it, and create a shortcut
you can then drag to your desktop.
The next two sections describe this same
procedure for installing on Mac and LINUX
computers, so if you are a Windows user, you can
skip these sections.

Installation on Mac OS X

The process for installing the Arduino software on
the Mac is a lot easier than on the PC.
As before, the first step is to download the file.
In the case of the Mac, it is a disk image file. Once
downloaded, it will mount the disk image and open
a Finder window, as shown in Figure 8-17. The
Arduino application itself is installed in the usual Figure 8-17 Installing the Arduino software on
Mac way by dragging it from the disk image to Mac OS X
your Applications folder.
When you run the installer, simply click
The disk image also contains an installer
Continue until you come to the select disk screen
package for the USB drivers. If you are using an
where you must choose the hard disk before
Arduino Uno, you do not need this. For older
clicking Continue again. (See Figure 8-18.)
boards, just perform the following instructions.

Figure 8-18 Installing the USB drivers on Mac OS X