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$ softwareupdate -i -a [install, all] as it avoids the (slow) UI and you can schedule it if you want to. Not sure if it'll carry across to ML, what with update
by elithrar 14y ago
$ softwareupdate -i -a [install, all] as it avoids the (slow) UI and you can schedule it if you want to.
Not sure if it'll carry across to ML, what with updates going through the Mac App Store there.
- activepeanut 14y agoOne downside worth mentioning is that you can't read the full description of each available updates, like you can when you click on an item in the GUI version.
- _pdeschen 14y agoIndeed. Moreover, I only want to update my jdk when Im ready and have some free time to repair my jdk 1.5 symlinks once the update completes.
- jasomill 14y agosoftwareupdate -d -a downloads all updates to /Library/Updates. For each update, you get a .pkg file to install and a metadata file that includes this description.