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/ list-available-ubuntu-system-and-software-updates.sh
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June 5, 2025 12:38
List available system and software updates on Ubuntu
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| # Description: Uses apt to list all available system and third-party software updates. | |
| apt list --upgradable |
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/ check-available-ubuntu-os-upgrade.sh
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June 5, 2025 11:52
Check available OS upgrade on Ubuntu
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| # Description: Checks if a major OS upgrade is available on Ubuntu. | |
| do-release-upgrade -c |
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/ list-available-macos-software-updates.zsh
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June 5, 2025 10:35
List available software updates on macOS
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| # Description: Uses brew to list all available third-party software updates. | |
| brew outdated --json |
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/ list-available-macos-system-updates.zsh
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June 5, 2025 07:46
List available system updates on macOS
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| # Description: Uses softwareupdate to list all available system (os, security, safari and firmware) updates. | |
| softwareupdate --list |
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/ list-available-windows-software-updates.ps1
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June 5, 2025 07:46
List available software updates on Windows
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| # Description: Uses winget to list all available software updates, including packages with unknown versions. | |
| winget upgrade --include-unknown |
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/ list-available-windows-system-updates.ps1
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June 5, 2025 07:48
List available system updates on Windows
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| # Description: Queries the Windows Update Agent (WUA) API to list all updates that are available for installation. | |
| # Create an Update Session COM object (entry point to Windows Update API) | |
| $Session = New-Object -ComObject Microsoft.Update.Session | |
| # Create an UpdateSearcher to query for available updates | |
| $Searcher = $Session.CreateUpdateSearcher() | |
| # Search for updates where IsInstalled = 0 (i.e., not yet installed) | |
| $SearchResult = $Searcher.Search("IsInstalled=0") |