Has anyone had issues with macOS updates via command line?

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  1. zorinlynx, May 30, 2017

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    The reason I ask is that it's SO MUCH FASTER that I worry the update is not the same as when you do it via the App Store application.

    I'm talking about:

    sudo softwareupdate -ia

    This updated to 10.12.5, latest iTunes and a remote desktop client update in maybe a fifth the time it would take to do it using App Store.

    Has anyone had horror stories doing softwareupdate -ia ? I'm hoping to make this my go-to method of updating.
     
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  2. QzzB, May 30, 2017

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    It is the same. Its designed for running software update remotely via Apple Remote Desktop or similar. It looks at the same catalogs might be quicker as it is forcing a update. I have always found the App Store to be a little slow, probably because its running similar commands and making a pretty UI, but when downloading I often have to press the same button about 3 times to update all - think its also doing other refreshes in the background that causes a queue.

    Bottom line, it is the same tool and gets it from the same location, and it would be quicker technically as your forcing that one task.
     
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  3. chrfr, May 30, 2017

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    Remember that you need to manually reboot after running softwareupdate from the command line. The macOS update will do more installing once you restart.
     
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