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  1. How to fix OS X Installer Failure 'No packages were eligible for install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance' Posted by Scott on Friday, November 2.
  2. ⌘R - chose reinstall, took approx 2 hours to download, then began installation, broke off & gave me the 'no packages were eligible' message Next tried ⌥⌘R - same deal, 2 hours to download, started install, stopped, no packages message Next tried ⇧⌥⌘R - same process, same result.
If you ever get this error while attempting to install OS X, you will likely need to set the date using terminal.

I am trying to install the Public Beta version of El Capitan and after about 10-15 mins of trying to install, a message pops up that says 'no packages were eligible for install' and the installation fails. Here's what I've tried so far: Restarting with command + r: - I do not have a Time. No Packages Were Eligible For Install Os X El Capitan Resetting your PRAM will not only fix this particular OS X install issue, but it can also fix network issues, sound issues, and display issues. So next time your Mac is acting wonky, reset the PRAM and it should be back in working order.


The simplest way to set it (if you have no OS installed on the machine) is to boot the install media, open the terminal and check the date (type date).
The following information was found on someones site (sorry I forget which), but I have included it here to make it easier to correct this issue.
Mac os x no packages were eligible for install disk Use the following command in terminal to set the machine to a time and date of your choosing:
date {month}{day}{hour}{minute}{year}
For example, to set it to 8pm on the 2nd October 2018
Eligible date 100220002018
The command below will output the current date in a format suitable for use on another machine:

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Games date '+%m%d%H%M%Y.%S'Mac os x no packages were eligible for install windows 7

Mac Os X No Packages Were Eligible For Install Games

Further, the following (mouthful of a command) will let you specify a date and time in a more readable format and set it in one go:

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date -f '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' '2016-07-09 15:20:10'