Today we’ll talk about how to open a PKG file. Most often in this case we are talking about the Mac OS installation archive. The developer of this solution is Apple.
Macintosh
Before proceeding to resolve the issue of how to open a PKG file, we will talk more about it. This is a compressed Mac OS installation file. This solution is widely used on Macintosh series computers, as well as on various Apple mobile devices, including the iPad and iPhone.
PKG files are required to install various programs on a memory card or hard drive. Opening PKG files on Mac OS is thanks to the built-in Apple Installer installer. As a rule, double-clicking is enough to start the installation. In order to view the materials that are stored in the package, press the right button of the above manipulator and select the menu item “Show contents”.
If you want to figure out how to open a PKG file on Windows, AnyToISO will do. In addition, the PKG file can be unzipped using WinRAR. This is an archiver that every user needs. The main application of WinRAR is compression of various materials, but thanks to a large set of functions the capabilities of this solution go far beyond the scope of the initial tasks. In addition to interacting with various file extensions, this application provides greater convenience and speed of information transfer, as well as data transfer via the Internet. To solve this problem, CharlesSoft Pacifist application is also suitable.
Sony
If you encounter the specified extension, it may be the PlayStation Store installation package. In this case, we are talking about game files by Sony. The format is used by PlayStation 3 game consoles, as well as PSP in order to save downloaded data from the company network. This type of material is downloaded from the PlayStation Store (an online store with movies and games for consoles). PKG materials are stored in a special encrypted format, it is recognized exclusively on compatible Sony devices. All installation packages that have been downloaded from the store can be transferred to the PS3 or PSP via a USB cable, a Memory Stick or a network connection, such as FTP. In order to run such games on the PS3, you must first install
custom firmware on it
, for example, Waninkoko CFW.
You can install such material on the PSP by copying it to a USB drive and moving it to the root from there. After that, in the "Games" menu, select Install Package. Click the cross and wait for the installation to complete. The current PS3 emulator, designed to work with a PC, currently does not exist. Thus, unfortunately, it will not work to open the specified files on a personal computer.
Note that the PlayStation 3 mentioned above is a seventh-generation game console. As the name implies, it is the third in the PS system family. It should also be said that using these consoles you can play, browse the web, send mail, listen to music and watch movies. The console supports most applications for similar solutions of the previous generation.
Nokia
The PKG file may also be the Symbian installation file. The developer of this solution is Nokia. In this case, PKG materials are used as a set of instructions for SIS installation archives. Such files are used to create packages using the CreateSIS application. The makesis command is used for this. All instructions in the PKG file are case-insensitive.
Remember that it is advisable to create such materials in UNICODE encoding. This approach will avoid problems with the characters in the Cyrillic alphabet. Note that we are talking about text-format files containing various data, including: additional settings and conditions, platform version, UID-program, its name and version, language set, manufacturer’s name, as well as application materials that need to be installed. If you need a program for this type of PKG file, try CreateSIS, UnSIS, or Easy SIS Creator.
Parametric technology
If you encounter a file of the specified format, it may turn out to be a 3D model of CoCreate. The developer in this case is Parametric Technology. So, we are talking about a compressed 3D model file, which was created by a three-dimensional modeling application called CoCreate. The specified compressed format is used to reduce the volume of the project and simplify the process of exchanging materials. PKG for software solutions Modeling 2005, as well as for earlier versions used their own format for data compression - CPIO. However, from the 2006 version, ZIP technology has been used. Currently, the described application is released under the name PTC Creo. To solve the question of how to open a PKG file of this type, the specified proprietary development, as well as the Adobe Acrobat program, are suitable.
Microsoft
In some cases, when mentioning the format of interest to us, we can talk about the files of the Midtown Madness 2 model. The developer of this solution is Microsoft. The file contains a three-dimensional model of the car. Located in the game archives .AR. You can play and edit these models using the ZModeler program. So we figured out how to open a PKG file, and in what cases it is used.