Can your Mac be protected from a forced upgrade to Sonoma by disabling the upgrade notification? What are the risks now?
Software Update
If you can’t upgrade it to Sonoma, how can you ensure your production Mac doesn’t get upgraded unintentionally?
If you want to install some updates but not all, this version adds two improvements to help you do that without unintentionally downloading what you don’t want.
On 26 September, when Apple releases Sonoma, be careful what you click on in Software Update or SilentKnight, or the result might be unexpected. Here’s why.
How it checks whether your Mac’s firmware and security protection are current, and screens for major security issues.
Neither its man page or usage information are complete or correct. Here’s how to check for available updates and install them using softwareupdate.
Opening the settings runs a partial check for updates, but omits important updates, and almost immediately loses its help button.
When you know an update has been released, but your Mac can’t find it, or you try to install the update but it fails with an error.
How to get prompt security data updates, RSRs, macOS updates, App Store updates, and those for third-party apps distributed independently.
Three phases of updating, download, preparation and installation, are now fully integrated. They also involve updating Cryptexes, as revealed in the log.
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