- <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-MACOSX" id="START-MACOSX">5.5. Mac OS
- X</a></h2>
-
- <p>After downloading the privoxy software, unzip the downloaded file by
- double-clicking on the zip file icon. Then, double-click on the
- installer package icon and follow the installation process.</p>
-
- <p>The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful
- installation. In addition, the privoxy service will automatically start
- every time your computer starts up.</p>
-
- <p>To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your
- computer starts up, remove or rename the folder named
- /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy.</p>
-
- <p>A simple application named Privoxy Utility has been created which
- enables administrators to easily start and stop the privoxy
- service.</p>
-
- <p>In addition, the Privoxy Utility presents a simple way for
- administrators to edit the various privoxy config files. A method to
- uninstall the software is also available.</p>
-
- <p>An administrator username and password must be supplied in order for
- the Privoxy Utility to perform any of the tasks.</p>
+ <h2 class="SECT2"><a name="START-MACOSX" id="START-MACOSX">5.6. Mac OS X</a></h2>
+ <p>The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful installation (and thereafter every time your
+ computer starts up) however you will need to configure your web browser(s) to use it. To do so, configure them to
+ use a proxy for HTTP and HTTPS at the address 127.0.0.1:8118.</p>
+ <p>To prevent the privoxy service from automatically starting when your computer starts up, remove or rename the
+ file <tt class="LITERAL">/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.ijbswa.privoxy.plist</tt> (on OS X 10.5 and higher) or the
+ folder named <tt class="LITERAL">/Library/StartupItems/Privoxy</tt> (on OS X 10.4 'Tiger').</p>
+ <p>To manually start or stop the privoxy service, use the scripts startPrivoxy.sh and stopPrivoxy.sh supplied in
+ /Applications/Privoxy. They must be run from an administrator account, using sudo.</p>