How do you start a pkg from command line?

Question

How do you start a pkg from command line?

Answer 1

Use open, the command-line equivalent of double-clicking a file.

Answer 2

Please try this:

sudo installer -pkg ~/yourdirectory/packagename.pkg -target ~/Applications/

OR

installer -pkg ~/yourdirectory/packagename.pkg -target ~/Applications/

Using the following line in sudoers to skip password:

jinith ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL