Install or Defer 7.0

What's Changed

• added macOS Sonoma support by @mpanighetti in #105

Full Changelog: v6.0.2...v7.0

Install or Defer 6.0.2

What's Changed

• removed macOS Sonoma from softwareupdate --list on Macs running macOS Ventura or older #102
  • added README note on macOS bug where deferred major macOS updates are sometimes presented as minor updates, with suggested workaround to also defer minor updates
• removed restart_softwareupdate_daemon input variable (set all instances to sleep 30)

Full Changelog: v6.0.1...v6.0.2

Install or Defer 6.0.1

What's Changed

• updated version requirement for ignoring macOS Ventura releases in softwareupdate --list output to include macOS Big Sur #96
• added power adapter note to all alert messages #83
• added alert timeout as possible cause for jamfHelper return value 2 #99
• updated version requirement for restart_softwareupdate_daemon (no longer recommended in macOS Ventura 13.3 or later)
• used bundle identifier for default plist file name

Full Changelog: v6.0...v6.0.1

Install or Defer 6.0

What's Changed

• added macOS Ventura compatibility #93
  • removed all references to System Preferences as app name is not consistent across all supported macOS releases
  • added Software Update icon path for macOS Ventura and later
• removed macOS Mojave compatibility
• added quit_jamfhelper function (replaces all killall jamfhelper runs)
• added bail_out check for valid Jamf Pro URL definition
• improved manual update check logic

Full Changelog: v5.0.8...v6.0

Install or Defer 5.0.8

What's Changed

• excluded MDM-deferred updates from enforcement #94
• added macOS Monterey-specific workaround for macOS Ventura updates not properly labeled as deferred

Full Changelog: v5.0.7...v5.0.8

Install or Defer 5.0.7

What's Changed

• switched LaunchDaemon from ProgramArguments array to Program string #91
• moved bailout logic to bail_out function to speed up error exits
• removed unused helper script and LaunchDaemon references
• added LaunchDaemon load output to stdout in postinstall
• moved update list-formatting into format_update_list function to allow running software update checks separately from formatting the output
  • formatted update list is now written to plist for later reference and reuse (not yet implemented)
• renamed exit_without_updating to exit_script
  • function is called if there are no recommended updates or if there are no updates at all, with separate stdout messages for each case
• replaced clean_up run at end of install_updates with check_for_updates run (which runs exit_script/clean_up if no updates are found)

Full Changelog: v5.0.6...v5.0.7

Install or Defer 5.0.6

What's Changed

• fixed convert_seconds timing bug where the function was undefined before being called #87

Full Changelog: v5.0.5...v5.0.6

Install or Defer 5.0.5

What's Changed

• moved all timing variables to configuration profile keys: #86
  • DeferralPeriod: number of seconds between deferral prompts
  • HardRestartDelay: number of seconds between soft and hard restart attempts
  • PromptTimeout: number of seconds before script prompts time out
  • UpdateDelay: number of seconds between final alert and soft restart attempt
• regrouped all configuration profile keys in script reference and README by category
• added munkipkg run steps and prerequisites to README along with a link to the project for documentation reference

Full Changelog: v5.0.4...v5.0.5

Install or Defer 5.0.4

• added DisablePostInstallAlert configuration profile key (suppresses the persistent alert to run manual updates) #82
• consolidated $CURRENT_USER and $USER_ID variable definitions
• separated prompt-parsing logic into nested if statements for improved script legibility

Full Changelog: v5.0.3...v5.0.4

Install or Defer 5.0.3

• added ManualUpdates configuration profile key (prompts users to run updates manually via System Preferences, optionally mirroring Apple Silicon script behavior on Intel Macs)
• updated default alert messaging to remove note to quit applications (most enforced updates do not have corresponding applications to quit, e.g. macOS Monterey 12.3)

Full Changelog: v5.0.2...v5.0.3