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Re:Googlebook by tristor on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @10:17AM (#48122230)
I've been using a Mac since 2012 for all manner of work and personal use cases. I haven't needed to disable SIP to do anything in quite a long time. I used to need to do this to install kernel extensions for audio, but this is no longer required for systems that support AudioKit.

Basically, I don't see any impediments to doing anything I need to do with SIP enabled at this point. I'm not sure what GP thinks the impediment is.

Re:Googlebook by prepend on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @11:03AM (#48122864)
I’ve had to disable it a few times but for niche stuff. I like to run LittleSnitch and monitor all outgoing network connections.
Re:Googlebook by righthand on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @11:40AM (#48123380)
Regardless you still had to do it. Anyone that doesn’t do it is in a restricted use case for the machine. That’s my point which I made clear in my original comment. Disabling it allows you to use the machine outside of restriction. Fancy that!
Re:Googlebook by tristor on Wednesday May 13, 2026 @04:06PM (#48126766)
I only had to do it years ago. I have a new M5 Max MBP and it has never had SIP disabled, neither did my M1 Max MBP I replaced. That's at least 4-5 years where it's been unnecessary. Never needed it on Apple Silicon devices, although I don't think the SoC arch is related to why.