Command line macos update reportedly faster, allows use of mac while updating if the software update takes a long-ish time, the timeout for sudo asking for a password will expire, and the sudo. How to update apple os x using command line software update tool last updated october 26, 2015 in categories bash shell , mac os x , package management , unix h ow do i install software updates from the command line tool on my apple mac os x computer?. Apple released an update to mac os x today, upping the latest version to 10.4.6. reader adam writes in: i like running softwareupdate in the terminal so i don't get a popup that won't go away.
When you run the softwareupdate command, the system will download the specified packages, check them, and install them just like the mac app store and apple's now-retired software update utility.. Install software updates from the command line apr 18, 2007 - 4 comments we all know the familiar mac os x software update and app store updates panel, it pops up weekly to give us a nice gui interface to install all the latest updates to our apple software.. The apple mac has a comprehensive set of commands that can be accessed from a terminal command prompt and you can even update the system and apps with them using the software update command..
