[Resolved] Need help finding installed software update list

Diogones · 01:29 PM

Hey all,

I have a Mac running Mountain Lion, but I've noticed something new about the system: there is no longer an Installed Software tab in the Software Update pane in System Preferences. This list is very helpful, as it lets me determine what updates have been installed, and when. Where do I go to find the list of installed updates? Do I find it in the software update log, or somewhere else?

nyolc8 · Oct 8, 2012, 04:28 PM

Use the "System Profiler" app to get that.

Diogones · Nov 13, 2012, 12:21 AM

Thanks for the reply nyolc8, but if I'm not mistaken, all I can see in the System Profiler.app is the OS version, not a list of installed updates. Unless you are referring to the log section under the Software heading? But even then, that just displays a list of logs, not what was actually installed.

TRT1968 · Jan 25, 2013, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Diogones

Thanks for the reply nyolc8, but if I'm not mistaken, all I can see in the System Profiler.app is the OS version, not a list of installed updates. Unless you are referring to the log section under the Software heading? But even then, that just displays a list of logs, not what was actually installed.

Yes, I have the same problem. A user reported a sudden loss of VPN connectivity (F5 Networks, Firepass), with the same symptoms as one of their underlings a few days before. I wanted to check the date, time and which updates to see if there was a correlation. Couldn't for the life of me find the software update logs in Mountain Lion. Turns out it's a Java related issue (installing the Java run time environment including browser plugins and running the F5 auto installer as per instructions fixed it), but I still don't know if it was caused by an update or not.

Quad5Ny · Jan 25, 2013, 09:01 AM

/Library/Receipts/InstallHistory.plist

TRT1968 · Jan 25, 2013, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Quad5Ny

/Library/Receipts/InstallHistory.plist

Cheers. Do you know of an app that would read that and display it in a pretty format, allow searches etc?

chrfr · Jan 25, 2013, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TRT1968

Cheers. Do you know of an app that would read that and display it in a pretty format, allow searches etc?

System Information has it: Software/Installations in the sidebar.

Quad5Ny · 01:14 PM

Like everyone said, it's in System Information.app.

Diogones · Jan 27, 2013, 01:28 PM

Thanks for the help everyone!

I stand corrected; nyolc8 was right after all. You just have to check under the /Software/Installations section in System Info.

I also like Quad5Ny's suggestion as well, however, for those who prefer to see the actual receipts file, and may want a little bit more information than what System Info has to offer.

Thread solved!

Oct 8, 2012, 03:51 PM	#1
Diogones macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2009	Need help finding installed software update list Hey all, I have a Mac running Mountain Lion, but I've noticed something new about the system: there is no longer an Installed Software tab in the Software Update pane in System Preferences. This list is very helpful, as it lets me determine what updates have been installed, and when. Where do I go to find the list of installed updates? Do I find it in the software update log, or somewhere else? __________________ "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Issac Asimov, from his novel "Foundation." Last edited by Diogones; Jan 27, 2013 at 01:29 PM.
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Nov 13, 2012, 12:21 AM	#3
Diogones Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2009	Thanks for the reply nyolc8, but if I'm not mistaken, all I can see in the System Profiler.app is the OS version, not a list of installed updates. Unless you are referring to the log section under the Software heading? But even then, that just displays a list of logs, not what was actually installed. __________________ "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Issac Asimov, from his novel "Foundation."
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Jan 25, 2013, 12:59 PM	#8
Quad5Ny macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009	Like everyone said, it's in System Information.app. Last edited by Quad5Ny; Jan 25, 2013 at 01:14 PM. Reason: Arrow.
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Jan 27, 2013, 01:28 PM	#9
Diogones Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2009	Thanks for the help everyone! I stand corrected; nyolc8 was right after all. You just have to check under the /Software/Installations section in System Info. I also like Quad5Ny's suggestion as well, however, for those who prefer to see the actual receipts file, and may want a little bit more information than what System Info has to offer. Thread solved! __________________ "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Issac Asimov, from his novel "Foundation."
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Oct 8, 2012, 04:28 PM	#2
nyolc8 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Use the "System Profiler" app to get that.
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Quad5Ny macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2009	/Library/Receipts/InstallHistory.plist
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