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How can I list all updates installed on Mac OS X?
Marcin Obel
Posted 2010-10-28T15:13:25.017
Reputation: 193
How can I list all updates installed on Mac OS X?
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The list of all installed updates is located in /Library/Receipts/InstallHistory.plistif you don't want to use the Software Update preference pane.
Madison S
Posted 2010-10-28T15:13:25.017
Reputation: 1 440
includes lots of additional software installed (or not) in addition to the stuff managed by the OS. – None – 2010-10-28T18:07:03.213
There's also /var/db/receipts/, which contains plist and bom files for most of the entries in InstallHistory.plist. – Lri – 2012-08-06T15:21:07.277
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System Prefs > Software Update > Installed Software.
Sort by date.
5The tab for installed updates was removed on 10.8. – Lri – 2012-08-06T15:20:17.840
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Open the System Information application which can be found in /Applications/Utilities. Then go to Software -> Installations and there you have it.
This solution works on old and new versions of OS X (I've tested it on 10.8.2).
Babak
Posted 2010-10-28T15:13:25.017
Reputation: 171
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Use the following command:
/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPInstallHistoryDataType
Which is the command line alternative to "System Profile"
Vince
Posted 2010-10-28T15:13:25.017
Reputation: 71
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Do not rely on AppStore to tell you if you have the latest updates installed. It will lie to you.
Open the Terminal application and type the following and hit enter:
softwareupdate --history
Shows the Mac OS install history, including updates. By default, only displays updates installed by softwareupdate. To see all installs including Applications type the following and hit enter:
softwareupdate --history --all
Not sure if this works on older MacOS releases, but it works for High Sierra as of 10.13.4.
user148298
Posted 2010-10-28T15:13:25.017
Reputation: 121
The way updates are recorded has changed considerably between versions of OS X; both of the answers I see os far apply to Snow Leopard (10.6), so if you're concerned with another version, please specify. – Gordon Davisson – 2010-10-28T17:06:35.853