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porteusconf/softwareupdateignore.sh

Created September 27, 2020 17:25
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for macos 10.14 (aka mojave) ignore 10.15/10.16, remove_catalina_notification_badge. Still works even tho "Ignoring software updates is deprecated."
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softwareupdateignore.sh
softwareupdate --ignore "macOS Catalina"
echo "Each user may need to run this script to prevent red-badge nagging about Cataina/Big-Sur"
echo "See tests at https://tinyapps.org/blog/202005070700_remove_catalina_notification_badge.html"
echo "defaults delete com.apple.preferences.softwareupdate LatestMajorOSSeenByUserBundleIdentifier"
defaults delete com.apple.preferences.softwareupdate LatestMajorOSSeenByUserBundleIdentifier
softwareupdate --ignore
echo "DONE...To fix ignored list try: sudo softwareupdate --ignore \"macOS Catalina\" ; "
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