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Another way to improve optimization speed
Authored by: merlyn on Mar 22, '04 11:02:33AM
I now do all my software updates from the command line instead of the GUI.

softwareupdate -l
(that's the letter L lowercase) gets a list of the available updates. And

sudo softwareupdate -i -a
installs them all. Be sure to reboot if it says to do that (which is the other nice advantage: you don't have a modal window saying REBOOT NOW) so you can take time to finish saving your apps or your iChat before booting. The sudo command may ask for your password.

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Another way to improve optimization speed
Authored by: MattHaffner on Mar 22, '04 04:36:00PM

"...you don't have a modal window saying REBOOT NOW..."

There's no such thing in 10.x. Just leave the Installer running, go close your apps at your leisure and then come back and reboot when you're ready. It's probably not the best idea to go launching new things or doing major work after installing a substantial update, but I've let things go for 10-15 minutes or longer while I finish up a thought in my work before rebooting.

Welcome to the modern age :)



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Ugh! The hint installs "ignored" updates without warning.
Authored by: macFanDave on Mar 23, '04 12:25:41PM
I put updates that don't apply to me in the ignored updates group. I don't have an iPod, so I passed on that update; I use a D-Link 802.11b router and a BuffaloTech card, so I didn't see anything in the notes of the last update that seemed to apply to me. When you type softwareupdate -l, it doesn't mention what you've ignored (is there an -li switch? I'm not at my Mac right now). When you type sudo softwareupdate -i -a it goes ahead and installs all pending updates whether you've previously ignored them or not. Well, now I've GOT to go buy an iPod! Thanks.

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