The process of updating system software or installed software to a later or newer version; usually adding extra features or functionality.
Questions tagged [software-update]
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How to update Mac's system Python
I'm on Mavericks at the moment, and i want to update the Python system's version (2.7.5) to the latest (2.7.7) from http://www.python.org, because i want to install pygame.
What i have to do? I would like to be able to run the latest version of…
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How to automatically update all Third party software in Windows?
My Windows has several software and they pop up at different time asking for updates and that's really annoying, because many demand restarting. I'd like to be able to update all the software just once per a specific time period, like one month.
Is…
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Why does my D-Link DSL-2730U router claim the firmware update "contains an illegal image"?
I have a D-Link router. Its software (firmware) causes a lot of problems so I try to update it.
My router model is DSL-2730U so I downloaded the original firmware from this site:
http://www.dlinkmea.com/site/index.php/site/productDetails/234
When I…
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Global Windows Software Updater
Is there a way like in Linux how you update ALL your software a way to also update ALL your Windows software at the same time? Or just to check and see which applications are outdated and need to be manually updated.
I know mac has MacUpdater for…
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What are the rationales behind that Java does not overwrite / remove its older updates after each update?
Can I uninstall the older updates?
Regarding updates, I am referring to those Update 1, Update 2, e.g. Java 7 Update 1, Java 7 Update 2, and so on.
I am speaking with respect to Java for Windows.
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How to see what changed in Windows Store apps?
Is there any way to see "change logs" of my Windows Store applications when they come up as available for updates? I can't seem to get any information about what actually changed in several of my apps.
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How can I stop Skype updating itself automatically?
I don't want Skype to update itself whenever it wants.
I did some research and found that some people went back to SkypeSetupFull 4.2.0.187 and reported that this version doesn't update itself. I also found that even some of the 4.x versions will…
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How to install Wine on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
I am not able to find Wine in software center of Ubuntu. How can I install Wine on Ubuntu 20.04 (64 BIT)?
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macOS Google update fails with “Agent is running as user id 502, which is not the console user. Bailing”
I am using an iMac with High Sierra (10.13.2). There are some problems with it running slowly and as part of the investigation have looked at the system.log file.
Google Software Update seems to be finding an error every time it runs, which…
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How do I cancel software updates that are downloading on Mountain Lion
I have installed Mountain Lion. Software Update has now been integrated in to the App Store application. I clicked the Update button to start downloading software updates for the OS, but now I see that there are almost 7GB of updates and I want to…
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Software store/market for Windows with freeware?
Phone software store/markets not only offers new apps, but also manage updates. I know there are many software downloaders like Ninite that has some of these features, but I haven't seen any way of keeping my apps updated. Most of the app I use…
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Does Tor use Tor to upgrade itself?
When you get notified about a new update and choose to download it or click Help=>About manually, does Tor use use Tor to download the new update or does it download it not anonymously?
To clarify, is it downloaded via a Tor circuit or just directly…
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Command line tools won't update (keeps on coming back)
I am using OS X 10.12.3 and the Managed Software Center keeps on inviting me to update "Command line tools" version 8.2. If I do update it, the message comes back a little later.
Is there any way to debug or fix this?
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Does Chocolatey check whether a program is already the latest version before attempting to upgrade?
Previously titled: "Does Chocolatey know when a program updates itself?"
Assume that I have installed a program such as Google Chrome or Telegram via Chocolatey:
choco install googlechrome
choco install telegram
Many programs such as these are…
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Why does Apple Software Update think that I have iTunes installed, even though I don't?
I have a Windows PC. Somehow, Apple Software Update thinks that I have iTunes installed and offers me updates for it. However, I have never installed iTunes on this PC. I have a couple questions:
How does Apple Software Update come to think that I…
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