[TriLUG] OT: Downgrading Safari 3.1 to 1.2 on a Mac running 10.3.9

[Steven Blanchard]

I think you need Safari 1.3.1 at a minimum on 10.3.9.  As for the 
question mark on the task bar, click on it after installing Safari. It
should automagically find the new (old) Safari.

~Steven

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 03:20:45PM -0400, Maxwell Spangler wrote:
> The root of the message is off topic but I'll relate it to Linux so the
> discussion has some merits to this forum.  Pardon me.
> 
> A friend's Mac iBook has Panther 10.3.9 installed.  I downloaded the
> latest version of Safari 3.1.1 and installed it.  When I clicked on
> Safari, nothing would happen.  My guess is that Safari 3.1.1. requires
> 10.4 or 10.5 and that this is a classic case of something being missing.
> 
> This gave me a chance to explore Mac OS X a bit more and I managed to
> find a console.  When I have that up and run Safari, a rather long list
> (40+) of messages apear stating 'NS.. something not set" (it's not in
> front of me right now so I'm giving you the idea.)  Basically looks like
> lots of stuff is wrong of missing.
> 
> So.. on Linux I would simply remove the Safari package, download an
> older one and install that one.  I've had really good luck with that
> approach.
> 
> But on a Mac, solutions are often simpler and right in front of me.  A
> little exploring on the web suggested just going into /Applications and
> dragging "Safari" to the trash would uninstall it, but doing this has
> left the Safari icon in the dock with a big question mark on it.
> 
> So.. how can I uninstall the uncompatible Safari 3.1.1 and install the
> older 1.2 I downloaded?
> 
> Would love to read a brief but descriptive description of how Mac OS X
> does packages compared to Linux.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
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