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 ## Installation
 
-**Recommended**
+**Recommended (macOS and Linux)**
 ```bash
 # install the latest version to /usr/local/bin
 curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anchore/syft/main/install.sh | sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin
@@ -63,17 +63,12 @@ curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anchore/syft/main/install.sh | sh -
 curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anchore/syft/main/install.sh | sh -s -- -b <SOME_BIN_PATH> <RELEASE_VERSION>
 ```
 
-**macOS**
+**Homebrew (macOS)**
 ```bash
 brew tap anchore/syft
 brew install syft
 ```
 
-You may experience a "macOS cannot verify app is free from malware" error upon running Syft because it is not yet signed and notarized. You can override this using `xattr`.
-```bash
-xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine syft
-```
-
 ## Configuration
 
 Configuration search paths: