OS X El Capitan

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OS X El Capitan
OS X El Capitan logo.svg
developer Apple Inc.
License (s) EULA ; APSL , BSD , GPL , among others
First publ. September 30, 2015
Current  version 11/10/6 from July 9, 2018
(2 years and 54 days ago)
Basic system Darwin
Kernel XNU ( hybrid kernel )
ancestry Unix → BSD
↳ NeXTStep / OPENSTEP
↳ Rhapsody
↳ OS X (macOS)
Mac OS Classic
↳ Mac OS X 10.0+
Architecture (s) x64
timeline 10.10 ← 10.11 → 10.12
compatibility UNIX 03 ( POSIX etc.), FreeBSD
Languages) multilingual ( details ),
u. a. German
apple.com

El Capitan , fully OS X El Capitan 10.11 , is the twelfth major release of macOS , the desktop operating system from Apple . It is the successor to OS X Yosemite and was released on September 30, 2015. It is named after the monolith El Capitan in Yosemite National Park .

The successor macOS Sierra was released on September 20, 2016 .

Innovations (selection)

At the presentation at the WWDC keynote in the Moscone Center in San Francisco on June 8, 2015, performance increases and minor changes to the design were shown compared to version OS X 10.10. Working with several open windows, etc. a. When using the Mission Control program, it should be simplified, windows should be able to be moved to certain positions on the screen by dragging them into one of the corners, as in Windows.

Apple's web browser Safari has also received a few new functions, mainly in the user interface. As in iOS 9, the Notes app contains new functions, which allow you to create and insert images, other fonts, selection lists or your own sketches. In addition, notes from version 10.11.4 can be password-protected.

Through the System Integrity Protection (SIP) the / system / bin protected by default to increase the data security of change, / sbin and / usr (excluding / usr / local). The feature can be deactivated. The Metal graphics API, introduced with iOS 8, is introduced to the Mac with El Capitan .

publication

The operating system was released on September 30, 2015, a beta phase for participants in Apple's developer program has been running since the day it was launched, and a public beta program like its predecessor Yosemite started on July 8, 2015.

The successor macOS Sierra was presented on June 13, 2016 at WWDC 2016 and also released for users to download from the Mac App Store on September 20, 2016 after a public beta test phase.

System requirements

According to Apple, El Capitan runs on all devices that were already supported by the previous versions OS X 10.10 ( Yosemite ), 10.9 ( Mavericks ) and 10.8 ( Mountain Lion ):

  • iMac (from the fifth generation, August 2007)
  • MacBook (from the 13 "unibody model, 2008, from the 13" model, early 2009)
  • MacBook Pro (from the 13 "model, seventh generation June 2009; from the 15" and 17 "model, third generation June 2007)
  • MacBook Air (from late 2008)
  • Mac mini (3rd generation or later March 2009)
  • Mac Pro (as of January 2008)
  • Xserve (from spring 2009)

history

OS X version -Build Darwin version Publication date annotation
Older version; no longer supported: 11/10 15A284 15.0.0 September 30, 2015 First published version
Older version; no longer supported: 10.11.1 15B42 15.1.0 October 21, 2015 Bug fixes, security updates, compatibility improvements with Microsoft Office 2016, over 150 new emojis, Safari 9.0.1
Older version; no longer supported: 10.11.2 15C50 15.2.0 December 8, 2015 Bug fixes, security updates, WLAN reliability improvements, handoff and airdrop, Safari 9.0.2
Older version; no longer supported: 10.11.3 15D21 15.3.0 19th January 2016 Bug fixes, security updates, Safari 9.0.3
Older version; no longer supported: 10.11.4 15E65 15.4.0 March 21, 2016 Bug fixes, security updates, improvements to the Notes app, Safari 9.1
Older version; no longer supported: 10.11.5 15F34 15.5.0 May 16, 2016 Bug fixes, security updates, Safari 9.1.1
Older version; no longer supported: 11/10/6 15G31 15.6.0 18th July 2016 Bug fixes, security updates, Safari 9.1.2
15G1004 September 1, 2016 Security update 2016-001 El Capitan
15G1108 October 24, 2016 Security update 2016-002 El Capitan
15G1212 December 13, 2016 Security update 2016-003 El Capitan
15G1217 17th January 2017 Supplementary update 2016-003 El Capitan, fixes a kernel problem that could cause the user interface to freeze for a short time. The problem only existed since the previous update.
15G1421 March 27, 2017 Security update 2017-001 El Capitan
15G1510 15th May 2017 Security update 2017-002 El Capitan
15G1611 19th July 2017 Security update 2017-003 El Capitan
15G17023 October 31, 2017 Security update 2017-004 El Capitan
15G18013 December 6, 2017 Security update 2017-005 El Capitan
15G19009 23rd January 2018 Security update 2018-001 El Capitan
15G20015 29th March 2018 Security update 2018-002 El Capitan
15G21013 June 1, 2018 Security update 2018-003 El Capitan
15G22010 July 9, 2018 Security update 2018-004 El Capitan
Legend:
Old version
Older version; still supported
Current version
Current preliminary version
Future version

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The new Mac system in summary. In: giga.de. Giga, June 8, 2015, accessed June 8, 2015 .
  2. ↑ July Clover: Apple Releases OS X 10.11.4 El Capitan With Live Photos Support for Messages, Password Protected Notes. In: macrumors.com. MacRumors, March 21, 2016, accessed on March 22, 2016 (English): "Apple today released OS X 10.11.4 to the public, marking the launch of the third update to the El Capitan operating system that was first released on September 30 . In testing since January 11, OS X 10.11.4 comes two months after the release of OS X 10.11.3. "
  3. ^ Andrew Cunningham: First look: OS X El Capitan brings a little Snow Leopard to Yosemite. In: Ars Technica. Retrieved June 30, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Vlad Savov: Apple announces OS X El Capitan. In: The Verge. June 8, 2015, accessed on June 8, 2015 (English): "Available to developers today, rolling out to everyone as a free upgrade in the fall"
  5. ↑ Andrew Cunningham: If your Mac or iThing runs Yosemite or iOS 8, it can run El Capitan and iOS 9. In: arstechnica.com on June 8, 2015, accessed June 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ Information about the security content of OS X El Capitan 10.11. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., October 9, 2015, accessed October 25, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Information about 10.11.1 at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., October 27, 2015, accessed November 8, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Information about 10.11.2 at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., November 30, 2015, accessed December 9, 2015 .
  9. ↑ Information about 10.11.3 at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., January 19, 2016, accessed January 19, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Information about 10.11.4 at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., March 21, 2016, accessed March 21, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Information about 10.11.5 at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., May 16, 2016, accessed May 16, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Information about 10.11.6 at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., July 18, 2016, accessed July 18, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Information about security update 2016-001 El Capitan at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., September 7, 2016, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Information about security update 2016-002 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., April 12, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Information about security update 2016-003 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., May 31, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Information about security update 2017-001 El Capitan at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., September 5, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  17. ↑ Information about security update 2017-002 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., June 20, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Information about security update 2017-003 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., November 10, 2017, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Information about security update 2017-004 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., January 18, 2018, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Information about security update 2017-005 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., January 22, 2018, accessed January 27, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Information about security update 2018-001 El Capitan at Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., January 26, 2018, accessed January 28, 2018 .
  22. ↑ Information about security update 2018-002 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., March 29, 2018, accessed March 30, 2018 .
  23. ↑ Information about security update 2018-003 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., June 1, 2018, accessed June 9, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Information about security update 2018-004 El Capitan from Apple. In: support.apple.com. Apple Inc., July 12, 2018, accessed July 17, 2018 .
macOS and its evolution
Mac OS "Classic" 

Macintosh System Software (up to 5.1)  ·  System 6  ·  System 7 ,  Mac OS 7.6 ·  Mac OS 8  ·  Mac OS 9

NeXTSTEP /
OPENSTEP  ↳ Rhapsody
 

NeXTStep / NeXTSTEP / NEXTSTEP (up to 3.3)  ·  OPENSTEP (4.0–4.2)  ·  Rhapsody 1.0 (internal 5.0–5.2)  ·  Mac OS X Server 1.x (internal 5.3–5.6)

↳   Mac OS X /
OS X / macOS  
based on Darwin 

Mac OS X   Public Beta (“Kodiak”)  ·  Mac OS X 10.0 (“Cheetah”)  ·  10.1 (“Puma”)  ·  10.2 (“Jaguar”)  ·  Panther (10.3)  ·  Tiger (10.4)  ·  Leopard (10.5)  ·  Snow Leopard (10.6)  ·  Lion (10.7)  ·  OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)  ·  Mavericks (10.9)  ·  Yosemite (10.10)  ·  El Capitan (10.11)  ·  macOS Sierra (10/12)  ·  high Sierra (10/13)  ·  Mojave (10:14 )  ·  Catalina (15/10)  ·  Big Sur (11.0)     Up to version 10.6 there was Mac OS X Server .

macOS derivatives 

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Other historical Mac operating system projects from Apple
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