Is there a automator script that can check for update in AppleStrore and download them at a certain time, like 02:05. It's a that time that I can download without extra cost and with a better satellite speed.
Thanks..
Robert
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3), SSD 500 gig 8 gig ram
I think you may want to use the 'softwareupdate' command.
I don't think the App store is scriptable enough to allow the updates to be installed, instead you could call a 'do shell script' from automator or Applescript.
This only covers Apple updates - third party apps are not included as far as I can see.
The manual for the command is at…
I think all you need is…
sudo softwareupdate -d -a
…for downloading the outstanding updates. You will need to disable automatic update checking to avoid it getting updates out of your own schedule.
You don't need sudo to list the outstanding updates 'softwareupdate -l' should show them all.
I suspect it wouldbe easier to avoid Applescript or Automator altogether (using sudo or administrator privileges will require user interaction), make a launchd plist to run the command for you as the root user.
Lingon can do that, or you can do it by hand but it is fairly involved, how comfortable are you in Terminal?
https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/
Basically you would need to create a text file with the correct permissions & syntax. Then load that into launchd, which then takes care of triggering it at the specified time.
I think you may want to use the 'softwareupdate' command.
I don't think the App store is scriptable enough to allow the updates to be installed, instead you could call a 'do shell script' from automator or Applescript.
This only covers Apple updates - third party apps are not included as far as I can see.
The manual for the command is at…
I think all you need is…
sudo softwareupdate -d -a
…for downloading the outstanding updates. You will need to disable automatic update checking to avoid it getting updates out of your own schedule.
You don't need sudo to list the outstanding updates 'softwareupdate -l' should show them all.
I suspect it wouldbe easier to avoid Applescript or Automator altogether (using sudo or administrator privileges will require user interaction), make a launchd plist to run the command for you as the root user.
Lingon can do that, or you can do it by hand but it is fairly involved, how comfortable are you in Terminal?
https://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/
Basically you would need to create a text file with the correct permissions & syntax. Then load that into launchd, which then takes care of triggering it at the specified time.
Thank you very much. You are right. I will red all that documentation and see the shell command.
You are indeed right I don't want a script. I understand very well shell commands I did not know the this one exist,
Robert
P.S. I try to give you the credit but I don't know why, the button this solve my question didn't work properly.
Warm regards
If you are familiar with the shell take a look at the launchd docs too.
If you need help with the plist post back, I just saw this alternative to Lingon…
http://www.soma-zone.com/LaunchControl/
These is lots of info at http://launchd.info/ too.
I'll do.
Thanks
But It take some times to learn.
As an example, how do you define the schedule option.
Regards
This is one I grabbed from a 10.9 system…
It has some extra options but you can see the way you setup the schedule.
You could use cron instead if you like, but Apple have been suggesting launchd is the way to go for sometime.
It is a user job, so the 'Aqua' session is not required on system jobs (I don't have any system level schedule jobs), I may be recalling incorrectly, so check the docs too 🙂.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>backup-mac</string>
<key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
<string>Aqua</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/USERNAME/scripts/backup.sh</string>
</array>
<key>LowPriorityIO</key>
<true/>
<key>Nice</key>
<integer>1</integer>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>0</integer>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>18</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>10</integer>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
See you next week😁😁😁
It will be a long learning process. Lots of thing to remember from by past experience of Unix command in the '80😉
If I can find an easy way to do it, I'll post it. Surely not in the next five minutes😎
Regards
Robert
P.S
The system jobs go in /Library/LaunchAgents & need to be 644 for root wheel
[~]$ ls -l /Library/LaunchAgents/
-rw-r--r--@ 1 root wheel 792 3 Mar 01:45 com.google.keystone.agent.plist
Load/ unload them with…
sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist
sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist
-w saves the disabled state meaning it will persist after reboot.
Hi Drew.
sorry for the delay to continue this discussion, but I had a little cardiac concern and I am now at the hospital. I will need a cardiograpy (stens) and after that i will be fine.
I read many of the link that you post I can start with the upgrade command and after that work with crown
But one thigh read was interesting and I did not understand it very well.
It is regarding the download speed that is very, very slow. On the that I don't remember, I read something related to the the use y apple off the Akamy distributed secure network.
It seems that is a major issue and my concern.
As I understand it, this network use many mirror site around the world to distribute the software. based on the dns used Akamy redirect the software to the nearest dNS of the supplier. But this not means that the dns supplier is near your computer. so the path followed by the data from the supplier's Dns and our computer can be very long and passing from one switch to the other. I did not read further for the solution because i was getting sick.
Does this means anything to you?
If I install Apple server and configure it so the the nearest dns will be me rather than google or open DNS or xplornet DNS will this accelerate the download speed ?
Thanks for reading and please accept m apologies for my English.
Warm Regards
Robert
automator to download update at a certain time
