Before you install white_dune on macosx, you have to install https://www.xquartz.org/:

To install a .tar.gz file use as normal user ($) in the terminal:

$ gzip -cd file.tar.gz | tar -xvf -

You can also put the tar.gz file in the desktop or home folder and doubleclick to it. Stuffit expander will extract a .app folder, the application.

Try to start the application. You may get a error-message about security. In this case, click to configuration/security and click to the lock for authenication. You should see a button to allow to run the application.