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1. OS X El Capitan Kernel The OS X kernel is based on FreeBSD and Mach 3.0 and features an extensible architecture based on well-defined kernel programming interfaces (KPIs). OS X was the first operating system to ship as a single install that could boot into either a 32-bit or 64-bit kernel, either of which could run 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
2. Nov 01, 2015  With El Capitan, Apple brings never-before-seen features to OS X—like a split-screen desktop, improved window controls, and amazing graphics. The new edition of David Pogue's #1 bestselling Mac book shows you how to use key new features such as swiping gestures, Notes, a new Spotlight search system, the Safari pinning feature, and Split View.

OS X El Capitan (/ɛlˌkæpɪˈtɑːn/el-KAP-i-TAHN) (version 10.11) is the twelfth major release of OS X (now named macOS), Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the successor to OS X Yosemite and focuses mainly on performance, stability and security.^[3] Following the Northern California landmark-based naming scheme introduced with OS X Mavericks, El Capitan was named after a rock formation in Yosemite National Park, signifying its goal to be a refined version of Yosemite.^{[citation needed]} El Capitan is the final version to be released under the name OS X; its successor, Sierra, was announced as macOS Sierra. El Capitan received far superior reviews when compared to Yosemite.

The first beta of OS X El Capitan was released to developers shortly following the WWDC keynote on June 8, 2015.^[4] The first public beta was made available on July 9, 2015.^[5] There were multiple betas released after the keynote. OS X El Capitan was released to end users on September 30, 2015, as a free upgrade through the Mac App Store.^[6]

• 2Features
  • 2.2Applications
• 4Reception

System requirements[edit]

All Macintosh computers that can run Mountain Lion, Mavericks, or Yosemite can run El Capitan,^[7] although not all of its features will work on older computers.^[8] For example, Apple notes that the newly available Metal API is available on 'all Macs since 2012'.^[9]

These computers can run El Capitan, provided they have at least 2GB of RAM:^[10]

• MacBook: Late 2008 or newer
• MacBook Air: Late 2008 or newer
• MacBook Pro: Mid 2007 or newer
• Mac Mini: Early 2009 or newer
• iMac: Mid 2007 or newer
• Mac Pro: Early 2008 or newer
• Xserve: Early 2009

Of these computers, the following models were equipped with 1GB RAM as the standard option on the base model when they were shipped originally. They can only run OS X El Capitan if they have at least 2GB of RAM.

• iMac: Mid 2007 - Early 2008
• Mac Mini: Early 2009

The following computers support features such as Handoff, Instant Hotspot, AirDrop between Mac computers and iOS devices, as well as the new Metal API:^[11]

• iMac: Late 2012 or newer
• MacBook: Early 2015 or newer
• MacBook Air: Mid 2012 or newer
• MacBook Pro: Mid 2012 or newer
• Mac Mini: Late 2012 or newer
• Mac Pro: Late 2013

The upgrade varies in size depending upon which Apple Mac computer it is being installed on, in most scenarios it will require about 6 GB of disk space.^[12]

Features[edit]

OS X El Capitan includes features to improve the security, performance, design and usability of OS X. Compared to OS X Yosemite, Apple says that opening PDFs is four times faster, app switching and viewing messages in Mail is twice as fast and launching apps is 40% faster.^[13][14] The maximum amount of memory that could be allocated to the graphics processor has been increased from 1024 MB to 1536 MB on Macs with an Intel HD 4000GPU.^[15] OS X El Capitan supports Metal, Apple's graphics API introduced in iOS 8 to speed up performance in games and professional applications.^[16] Apple's typeface San Francisco replaces Helvetica Neue as the system typeface.^[17] OS X El Capitan also adopts LibreSSL in replacement of OpenSSL used in previous versions.^[18]

Window management[edit]

OS X El Capitan introduces new window management features such as creating a full-screen split screen limited to two app windows side-by-side in full screen^[19] by pressing the green button on left upper corner of the window or Control+Cmd+F keyboard shortcut, then snapping any supported other window to that full screen application. This feature is slightly similar to, although less extensive than, the snap-assist feature in Windows 7 (and later) and several Linuxdesktop environments, such as GNOME.^[20] OS X El Capitan improves Mission Control to incorporate this feature across multiple spaces. It also enables users to spot the pointer more easily by enlarging it by shaking the mouse or swiping a finger back and forth on the trackpad.^[21]

Applications[edit]

Messages and Mail[edit]

OS X El Capitan adds multi-touch gestures to applications like Mail and Messages that allow a user to delete or mark emails or conversations by swiping a finger on a multi-touch device, such as a trackpad. OS X also analyzes the contents of individual emails in Mail and uses the gathered information in other applications, such as Calendar. For example, an invitation in Mail can automatically be added as a Calendar event.

Maps[edit]

Apple Maps in El Capitan shows public transit information similar to Maps in iOS 9.^[13] This feature was limited to a handful of cities upon launch: Baltimore, Berlin, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, New York City, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Shanghai, Toronto and Washington D.C.

Notes[edit]

The Notes application receives an overhaul, similar to Notes in iOS 9. Both applications have more powerful text-processing capabilities, such as to-do lists (like in the Reminders application), inline webpage previews, photos and videos, digital sketches, map locations and other documents and media types. Notes replaces traditional IMAP-based syncing with iCloud, which offers better end-to-end encryption and faster syncing.^[22]

Safari[edit]

Safari in El Capitan lets users pin tabs for frequently accessed websites to the tab bar, similar to Firefox and Google Chrome. Users are able to quickly identify and mute tabs that play audio without having to search for individual tabs. Safari supports AirPlay video streaming to an Apple TV without the need to broadcast the entire webpage. Safari extensions are now hosted and signed by Apple as part of the updated Apple Developer program and they received native support for content blocking, allowing developers to block website components (such as advertisements) without JavaScript injection.^[23] The app also allows the user to customize the font and background of the Reader mode.^[24]

Spotlight[edit]

Spotlight is improved with more contextual information such as the weather, stocks, news and sports scores. It is also able to process queries in natural language. For example, users can type 'Show me pictures that I took in Yosemite National Park in July 2014' and Spotlight will use that request to bring up the corresponding info.^[25] The app can now be resized and moved across the screen.^[26]

Photos[edit]

Photos introduced editing extensions which allows Photos to use editing tools from other apps.^[27]

System Integrity Protection[edit]

OS X El Capitan has a new security feature called System Integrity Protection (SIP,^[28] sometimes referred to as 'rootless'^[29][30]) that protects certain system processes, files and folders from being modified or tampered with by other processes even when executed by the root user or by a user with root privileges (sudo). Apple says that the root user can be a significant risk factor to the system's security, especially on systems with a single user account on which that user is also the administrator. System Integrity Protection is enabled by default, but can be disabled.^[31][32]

Release history[edit]

Reception[edit]

Upon release, OS X El Capitan was met with positive reception from both users and critics, with praise mostly going towards the overall functionality of the new features and improved stability. Dieter Bohn of The Verge awarded the operating system a score of 8.5 out of 10;^[33] while Jason Snell of Macworld was also positive, rating it 4.5 out of 5.^[34]

Issues[edit]

After the 10.11.4 update, many users started reporting that their MacBooks were freezing, requiring a hard reboot.^[35] This issue mostly affects Early 2015 MacBook Pro computers, although many others have reported freezes in other models.^[36] Several users created videos on YouTube which showed the freezes.^[37][38][39] Soon after this, Apple released the 10.11.5 update, which contained stability improvements. Apple later acknowledged these problems, recommending their users to update to the last point release.^[40]

After the December 13, 2016 release of Security Update 2016-003, users reported problems with the WindowServer process becoming unresponsive, causing the GUI to freeze and sometimes necessitating a hard reboot to fix.^[41] In response, on January 17, 2017, Apple released Security Update 2016-003 Supplemental (10.11.6) to fix 'a kernel issue that may cause your Mac to occasionally become unresponsive' and at the same time released an updated version of Security Update 2016-003 which includes the fix released in the supplemental.^[42] Users who have not previously installed Security Update 2016-003 are advised to install the updated version to reach build 15G1217, while users who have already installed the December 13, 2016 Security Update 2016-003 only need to install the supplemental update.

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External links[edit]

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 2, 2016)

OS X El Capitan, released during the Summer of 2015 and was available from the Mac App Store as a free download. Like previous versions of OS X, El Capitan has the annoying habit of automatically starting the installation process once the download is complete.

This would be fine if all you wanted to do was quickly install El Capitan as an upgrade install over your existing version of OS X. But even if this is your goal, it's not too likely that you're actually ready to start the install process. After all, there's quite a bit of housekeeping to be done before you commit to installing OS X El Capitan: that includes having a recent backup of your data and making a bootable OS X El Capitan installer on a USB flash drive.

Having a bootable installer for OS X El Capitan is a good idea, even if your plan is just to perform an upgrade install, which technically doesn’t need to be done from a separate boot device. But having your own copy of El Capitan on a separate device ensures that you'll always be able to install or reinstall it, or perform basic Mac troubleshooting tasks, even if you have no connection to the Internet or access to the Mac App Store, should you need to re-download El Capitan.

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Create a Bootable OS X El Capitan Installer on a USB Flash Drive

There are two methods of creating the bootable installer; one involves using Disk Utility, the Finder, hidden files, and a great deal of effort and time. If you wish to use this method, you can follow our guide on how to make a bootable copy USB flash drive of the OS X Yosemite Installer, and no, that's not a typo. The older process outlined in the Yosemite document will work for El Capitan; you need only be aware of file name changes, such as El Capitan instead of Yosemite in the instructions.

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There's also a second method, and it's the method we prefer because it's less involved, has fewer places where things can go wrong, and only involves using a single app: Terminal.

What You Need

First, you'll need a copy of the OS X El Capitan installer. Originally, this guide was written to include instructions for the public beta of El Capitan that was released during the summer of 2015. Since the official release of El Capitan, this guide has been updated to work with the official release and no longer references any of the beta versions of the OS.

Next, download the installer from the Mac App Store. Once the download is complete, the installer will start automatically. When it does, be sure to quit the installer. If you allow the installer to actually perform an installation, the installer will delete itself at the end of the process. We need the installer program to help us create a bootable installer, so don’t let the installer run.

If you have already installed OS X El Capitan, and wish to now create a bootable installer, you can force the Mac App Store to re-download the installer. Canon mf632 mac os drivers manual.

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• The El Capitan installer is downloaded to the /Applications folder, with the file name Install OS X El Capitan.
• A 16 GB or larger USB flash drive. These instructions will also work for other suitable bootable devices. I’m going to assume that you're using a USB flash drive, but any bootable device will work, including an external drive or internal drive.
• A Mac that meets the OS X El Capitan minimum requirements.

Use Terminal to Create a Bootable OS X El Capitan Installer

The process of creating the bootable OS X El Capitan installer causes the USB flash drive you're using as the destination for the installer to be erased. So, before you proceed, make sure you either have a backup of the flash drive's contents (if any) or that you don’t care that they'll be erased.

The Secret createinstallmedia Command

It's not much of a secret, especially since we have used this method in the past to create bootable installers for previous versions of OS X. But since it involves using Terminal, and entering a long command with quite a few arguments that need to be provided, it remains mostly unused, if not completely ignored, by many day-to-day Mac users. Still, it's the easiest way to create the bootable installer, so let's get started.

You need the OS X El Capitan installer you downloaded from the Mac App Store; make sure it's present in the /Applications folder. If it isn't, flip back to Page 1 of this guide for details about re-downloading the app from the store.

Create the OS X El Capitan Bootable USB Installer

1. Connect the USB flash drive to your Mac.
2. Give the flash drive an appropriate name. You can do this by double-clicking the device’s name on the desktop and then type in a new name. We suggest calling the drive elcapitaninstaller. You can use any name you wish, but it shouldn't have any spaces or special characters. If you do select a different name, you'll need to modify the Terminal command we outline below with the flash drive name you selected.
3. Launch Terminal, located in /Applications/Utilities.
   1. Warning: The following command will completely erase the flash drive named elcapitaninstaller.
4. In the Terminal window that opens, enter the following command. The command is a single line of text, though your web browser may show it displayed over several lines. If you used the drive name suggested above, you can triple-click on one of the words in the command to select the entire line of text.
   
5. Copy (command+C keys) the command, and then paste it (command+V keys) into Terminal. Press return or enter.
6. You'll be asked to provide an administrator password. Enter the password, and press return or enter.
7. The terminal will execute the createinstallmedia command and display the status as the process unfolds. Erasing and copying the files from the OS X El Capitan installer can take a bit of time, depending on how fast the USB flash drive is. You may want to consider taking a break and stretching your legs.
8. Once Terminal completes the command, it will display the line Done, and then show the Terminal prompt waiting for a new command to be entered.
9. You can now quit Terminal.

The bootable OS X El Capitan installer has been created. You can use this bootable installer to perform any of the supported installation types, including an upgrade install or a clean install. You can also use it as a bootable troubleshooting tool that includes an assortment of apps, including Disk Utility and Terminal.

If you would like to create a bootable installer of other versions of the Mac OS you can find instructions in our guide: How to Make a Bootable Flash Installer of OS X or macOS.