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## Install SET
=======
-* Mac OS X
+#### Mac OS X
+You will need to use a virtual environment for the Python install if you are using an M2 Macbook with the following instructions in your CLI within the social-engineer-toolkit directory.
+```bash
+ # to install dependencies, run the following:
+ python3 -m venv path/to/venv
+ source path/to/venv/bin/activate
+ python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+ # to install SET
+ sudo python3 setup.py
+```
+
## Installation
@@ -53,4 +64,4 @@ For a full document on how to use SET, [visit the SET user manual](https://githu
## Bugs and enhancements
For bug reports or enhancements, please open an [issue](https://github.com/trustedsec/social-engineer-toolkit/issues) here.
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