Digikam 8.5 installer do not open on MacOS?

[Thomas]

I see. Thanks. Why is this not explained to the user on the website?


On 18/11/2024 09.50, Sebastian Beer wrote:
> You have to go in the settings app. In the security section you can start the installation.
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> Best regards
>
> Sebastian
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>> Am 18.11.2024 um 09:48 schrieb Thomas <sdktda at gmail.com>:
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>> Hello,
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>> I seem to be unable to open the DK 8.5 installer on MacOS.
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>> I get the error: Apple Could not verify digiKam-8.5.0-Qt6-MacOS-arm64.pkg is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.
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>> I have tried right clicking --> Open but this dot not help.
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>> I have even tried opening the installer from the Terminal but same result.
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>> I understand that this is a security feature of MacOS and that it is probably not easy to entirely get rid of it. However, I believe in that case, the Download page should have clear instructions on how to actually proceed with the installation. I am not a novice user but I have no idea how to proceed after the attempts described above.
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>> Novice users would probably be give up and be scared away by the initial error.
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>> BR
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>> Thomas
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