The process involves a simple terminal command, and allows you to continue using your mac as the update downloads and the initial software installation takes place in the background.. How to update apple os x using command line software update tool last updated october 26, 2015 in categories bash shell, in this tutorial you will learn how to install software updates from the bash command line on a mac os x. the author is the creator of nixcraft and a seasoned sysadmin, devops engineer, and a trainer for the linux. With my first example, if the software update takes a long-ish time, the timeout for sudo asking for a password will expire, and the sudo reboot will sit waiting for your password..
When it comes to updating macs, software update, which is built in to apple's app store, makes it a pretty straightforward process. a couple of clicks, and a full listing of pending updates display.. Softwareupdate. check for new and updated versions of your software based on information about your computer and current software. syntax softwareupdate command [args...]options -l--list list all available updates.-d --download-i --install each update specified by args is downloaded, unarchived, and installed. this command requires root.. 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.
