Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, released on October 26, 2007, was the biggest change to Mac OS X since Apple first released OS X 10.0 in March 2001. For the first time, a version of OS X was certified as Unix, and the new unified appearance makes Leopard friendlier and less confusing for users.
Install OSX 10.5 Leopard. It started out on PowerPC processors but later transitioned onto Intel processors with Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) the last to natively support the PowerPC architecture and Snow Leopard (10.6) the last to support PowerPC applications on Intel-based Macs. To put some of these claims to the test, we decided to pit Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard against Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to see how these new technologies affected overall performance. You have the most up-to-date release of Leopard, but not Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard is version 10.6 - you only have 10.5.8. And to answer your second question, no, MS Word is not included with Snow Leopard - you have to buy it separately. It's about $150 US.
Leopard itself was also a unified operating system. Where Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger had come in separate versions for PowerPC and Intel Macs, the Leopard installer could run on both platforms, and the version of Mac OS X installed could boot either type of hardware. New features included Time Machine automated backup, Stacks, and Cover Flow.
But with every big step forward in features and performance, the Mac OS leaves some older Macs behind. The number of Macs that had been supported by Tiger and left behind by Leoaprd was the biggest for any release of OS X to date: No G3 models were supported, and the installer would not run G4 Macs slower than 867 MHz, although a few workarounds were discovered to address that.
Leopard is immune to the 'goto fail' bug identified in early 2014.
After 22 months as the current version of OS X (only Tiger lasted longer, at 30 months), Leopard was succeeded by 10.6 Snow Leopard on August 28, 2009, the first version of OS X to leave all PowerPC Macs behind.
- Leopard Forum, our online group for OS X 10.5 users.
- Leopard List, our email group for Mac OS X 10.5 users.
- Unsupported Leopard Installation, 2007.10.31. How to install Mac OS X 10.5 on unsupported hardware – plus field reports.
- Faking Out the Leopard Installer with Open Firmware, Dylan McDermond, 2007.12.06. You don't have to hack the installer to make the Mac OS X 10.5 installer run on sub-867 MHz G4 Macs by using this simple Open Firmware trick.
Last Compatible Software
These are the last versions of software compatible with OS X 10.5 Leopard.
From Apple
From Other Vendors
- Adobe Flash Player
- PowerPC: 10.1.102.64
- Intel: 10.3.183.1
Leopard Links
- Why Spaces Is My Favorite Leopard (and Snow Leopard) Feature, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2009.11.23. Spaces, a feature introduced with OS X 10.5, is like having several monitors on your Mac without the cost and space of using multiple displays.
- The Leopard Experience at 867 MHz, Simon Royal, Tech Spectrum, 2008.12.02. Mac OS X 10.5 requires an 867 MHz G4 with 512 MB of memory, but is performance really acceptable on a minimum spec system?
- Does Constant Time Machine Activity Compromise Disk Longevity?, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2008.09.15. Time Machine is a marquee feature of Mac OS X 10.5, but isn't all of that disk activity likely to wear our your drive prematurely?
- SheepShaver Brings Classic Mac OS to Intel Macs and Leopard, Alan Zisman, Mac2Windows, 2008.05.20. Mac OS X 10.5 doesn't support Classic Mode. Neither does Leopard. But SheepShaver lets you emulate a PowerPC Mac and run the Classic Mac OS.
- Restoring a Crashed Mac with an Install Disc and Time Machine, Alan Zisman, Zis Mac, 2008.02.06. Thanks to Leopard's Time Machine backup feature, it's easy to restore your Mac to an earlier setup if you've inadvertently deleted essential files.
- Leopard different, a bit buggy, but worth the upgrade, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 2007.11.02. Leopard on a Power Mac G4 and a MacBook Pro: It runs well on both computers, but each has some odd bugs, and some of the changes are a step backwards.
Downloadable Updates
Standalone Updates let you update to a newer version of Mac OS X from your hard drive instead of using Software Update, which requires an Internet connection. Download the one(s) you need and install them after mounting the disk image and launching the Installer program.
There are two types of Standalone Updates: Individual (or Delta) and Combo.
- Individual Updates update one version of Mac OS X to the next version. For example, the Mac OS X 10.5.4 Update updates Mac OS X 10.5.3 to version 10.5.4. Individual Updates are also known as Delta Updates.
- Combo Updates update the base version of a Mac OS X release to the version specified in the Combo Update, including all intermediate updates. For example, the Mac OS X 10.5.4 Combo Update updates any earlier version of Mac OS X 10.5 to Mac OS X 10.5.4 using a single installer, as opposed to installing the individual Mac OS X 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3, and 10.5.4 updates.
Standalone Updates are generally available 24 to 48 hours after the Update is available through Software Update.
If you burn a Standalone Update to CD, its disk image must be copied to your desktop or another location on your Mac OS X startup disk in order to be installed.
This page will be updated as new Standalone Updates become available.
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Without warning (or clues that the release was so close), Apple has posted the eighth incremental update to its Leopard operating system – Mac OS X 10.5.8. The update, available in both Client and Server form, is free to download and install on Macs running any version of OS X 10.5 (Leopard and Leopard Server). As usual, the company has also released a separate Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update, as well as the 2009-003 Security Update for OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Intel and PPC users.
'The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac,' Apple says. The new software update also addresses compatibility and reliability issues when joining AirPort networks, which could cause some monitor resolutions to no longer appear in Displays System Preferences, and issues that may affect Bluetooth reliability, the company reveals.
But this is just what the Mac OS X Software Updater shows, hence Apple links to a couple of Support articles for detailed information on the update, as well as on the security content of 10.5.8.
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For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3606.For information on the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222.
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On its web site, Apple explains more thoroughly the contents of the update, and says that Mac OS X 10.5.8 also 'includes Safari v4.0.2 and will upgrade your system to Safari v4.0.2.' On an even more detailed note, Apple reveals that Mac OS X 10.5.8 packs over a dozen important changes, which are listed as follows, in the Support section of its web site.
Knock apple watch. What's included in this update:- Upgrades Safari to version 4.0.2.- Improves the accuracy of full history search in Safari 4.- Resolves an issue in which certain resolutions might not appear in the Display pane in System Preferences.- Dragging an Aperture image into Automator now invokes an Aperture action instead of incorrectly invoking an iPhoto action.- Resolves an issue that could prevent importing of large photo and movie files from digital cameras.- Improves overall Bluetooth reliability with external devices, USB webcams and printers.- Addresses an issue that could cause extended startup times.- Improves iCal reliability with MobileMe Sync and CalDav.- Addresses data reliability issues with iDisk and MobileMe.- Improves overall reliability with AFP.- Improves overall reliability with Managed Client.- Improves compatibility and reliability for joining AirPort networks.- Improves Sync Service reliability.- Includes additional RAW image support for several third-party cameras.- Improves compatibility with some external USB hard drives.- Includes latest security fixes.
Since 10.5.8 includes Security Update 2009-003, Tiger users are strongly encouraged to download the package and proceed with the installation of the update. More detailed articles about Mac OS X 10.5.8, the security side of update 2009-003, and other related topics are coming soon. In the meanwhile, choose your appropriate update from the download links below, and feel free to report any improvements / issues that you experience.
