Lesson 5. OS X Software Updates

Goals

• Configure automatic software update settings

• Automatically update Apple-sourced software

• Manually update Apple software

Adding new capabilities is the very reason “software” exists. It’s expected that you will add new applications to increase the capabilities of your Mac and, as products are refined, new software updates as well. In this lesson you will configure and use the OS X software update technology, which is an automatic method to keep all your Apple-sourced software up to date. You will also explore an alternative method to automatic software updates: manually downloading and installing software update packages.

Reference 5.1 Apple Software Update

Keeping current with software updates is ...

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