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Software Update By SW

Software Update By SW - 2.7

forces a check for all available Apple updates

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Current Version: 2.7
Release Date: 2006-05-14
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 1,301
Downloads (all versions): 2,945

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Product Description:

Forces Mac OS X to check for and install all available apple updates through ASU Great for use with NetBoot/ARD! ***THERE IS NO APPLICATION!*** (the installer IS the program!) When the "installer" is run, Software Update runs in the background and installs any available updates through Apple Software Update. If you want to "update software" again, "install" the package again.

What's new in this version:

  • More logging for system events
  • Log files now placed in separate directory (/Library/Logs/SISUWORKS/SoftwareUpdateBySW.log)
  • Reduced dependency on executing commands as root, due to the fact that root authentication is required anyways
  • Forced Software to only run on Root volume (currently booted volume) to clear up some confusion

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or higher

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Software Update By SW Usage TipThis CMD Line does the same thing... - Version: 2.7, 5/15/2006 12:21AM PST

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le.photon
Hello,

you might as well type into the terminal:

sudo softwareupdate -i -a

That's all it does. Hiding this small command behind a package is a bit 'overkill'... at least wrap it into an AppleScript... that would be more userfriendly.

Cheers,

M.
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Software Update By SW Troubleshooting Reportdmg fails to mount w/ Mac OS X 10.3.9 - Version: 2.5, 1/6/2006 02:04PM PST

caesurae
i could not mount the .dmg file, with an error message reporting a "corrupt image." i have ran into this quite a few times lately...i'm pretty sure it has to do with a new 10.4/Tiger-only .dmg option. (i personally still use 10.3.9.) apparently there is a new type of .dmg file that can only be mounted with Mac OS X 10.4.x.

all the recent updates from this developer have this problem, including Clean Caches By SW 3.0, Fix Permissions By SW 2.5, and Software Update By SW 2.5.

i don't know if this increasingly common problem is the fault of developers not reading the documentation...or of Apple not making it clear that these disk images don't mount on pre-Tiger systems, but i wish that someone would straighten this mess out.
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Software Update By SW CommentaryWas this supposed to be an app? - Version: 2.5, 1/6/2006 03:58AM PST

Anniqa
´There is no default application specified to open the document "SoftwareUpdateBySW.pkg".' - is all I get when doubleclicking the only non .rtf file in the archive. And the .pkg has a generic folder icon too. Something wrong here?
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