El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Install

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  1. El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Install Os X
  2. El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Installment
  3. El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Installation
  4. El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Install

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El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Install Os X

  1. Sep 19, 2021 It seemed like it was working fine, but I just got a message saying that OS X could not be installed on my computer because 'no packages were eligible for install.' OS X El Capitan remains available for Mac computers that can't upgrade to macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra or Sierra, or that need to upgrade to El Capitan first.
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  3. Os X El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Install A Fire Stick If you’re thinking about reinstalling because something has gone wrong with your Mac, know that an OS X reinstallation should be your last resort.

Installing El Capiton on an old Mac Book Pro today, I received the error:

OS X could not be installed on your computer

No packages were eligible for install. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.

Quit the installer to restart your computer and try again.

I checked Apple’s support Matrix (it is a very old macbook pro) at https://support.apple.com/kb/SP728?locale=en_GB and it was listed as supported.

After lots of Googling and investigation, I discovered that the date and time were not set to current, the macbook thought it was year 2000.

You can easily reset the time and date by following the steps below:

Install

El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Installment

  • Click Utilities on the menu bar
  • Select Terminal
  • Type date
  • Confirm the date is wrong
  • Type date 062112422016 (example: June 21st 12:42 2016)
  • Exit terminal
  • Click Restart

El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Installation

Once the Date and time are configured you will be able to install OS X.

El Capitan No Packages Were Eligible For Install

Easy fix, for a ridiculous error!