![]() ![]() To install an individual software update, enter the command sudo softwareupdate -i name, where “name” is the exact name of one of the available updates revealed by the list command. ![]() This will provide a list of all available updates along with their individual file sizes and a note indicating whether you’ll need to restart your Mac to complete the update process. From the Terminal, type softwareupdate -l (that’s a lowercase “L” and not the number one).Launch the Terminal application (which can be found in the /Applications/Utilities folder or by searching for it with Spotlight).The Mac software update command we’re talking about is helpfully well named: softwareupdate. But when it comes to macOS software updates, the Mac App Store is really just a front end for a UNIX command, and fans of the Mac’s Terminal can actually use this command to update their Mac and first party apps while bypassing the Mac App Store altogether. Apple’s curated app store has long been the default method of not just finding and installing third party applications, but also of applying patches and updates for macOS and other Apple applications. When you need to install software updates on your Mac, you probably head to the Mac App Store. ![]()
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