- #Skitch for mac os x 10.6.8 install#
- #Skitch for mac os x 10.6.8 update#
- #Skitch for mac os x 10.6.8 software#
I find it works like a charm, and GoogleSoftwareUpdate & friends are no longer restored when you install new Google things. Using Terminal.app, try the simple instructions given at the following web-site: Change agent plist to wake up every N sec Prevent Keystone from ever uninstalling itself. Do NOT touch jobs, but do do launchd plist files, Do NOT touch Keystone launchd plists or jobs,įor both install and uninstall. Like nuke but do NOT delete the ticket store. Install keystone using PKG as the source. However, I get this message and am wondering what it means and what I should do next. The Updater is installed in my home directory so I’ve used the command with the preceding ‘~’. Like many, I searched for ways to remove this.
#Skitch for mac os x 10.6.8 software#
I’ve just installed Google Earth 5 which forced the Google Software Updater to be installed.
#Skitch for mac os x 10.6.8 update#
If you don't feel comfortable with the command line, download the Google Update Uninstaller. Viktor Petersson from Wireload notified me of a tool they put together to make uninstalling the Google Update engine really simple. It appears that now you can plug this into your terminal to disable Google Software Updater from checking for updates: defaults write checkInterval 0 Google Update Uninstaller Tool Update: It appears that at least some of Google's software now gives you the option for disabling the installation of the automatic update engine during the setup process. Update: As one commenter mentioned, Google now has a page relevant to this discussion.
Sudo chmod 644 ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate Sudo chown root ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate To prevent this I created an empty file at ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate, then transferred ownership to root and made it read-only for normal users: touch ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate Google Earth reinstalls the software updater when it’s launched.
Update: A commenter mentioned that if the install.py file is not found, you can try running the following command instead: /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/Resources/ksinstall -uninstall Preventing Google Earth from Reinstalling the Update EngineĪ commenter provided this solution for preventing Google Earth from reinstalling the update engine: If the update engine was installed on a per-user basis (as opposed to system-wide), then use this command instead: ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/Resources/install.py -uninstall Several commenters mentioned the update engine was installed in their home directory. UPDATE : It appears this is the most recent command that seems to work: sudo ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/ksinstall -nuke Removing the Update Engine from your Home Directory UPDATE : this comment has several links that may contain more up-to-date information. Of course, if the Software Update isn't working, then it's really nothing more than an annoying nag screen. The Google Software Update is meant to help keep your Gears plugin (and other plugins) updated with any new security patches. If you have something like the Google Gears plugin installed in your browser, you should either uninstall the Gears plugin or use it with caution.
It's possible your browser replaced the two dashes with a single dash character. NOTE: Make sure the -uninstall portion of the command actually has two dash characters. Hidden away on a page labeled " What is Google Software Update?", Google provides the single command you need to run to uninstall Google Software Update from your entire system: sudo /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/Resources/install.py -uninstall I never installed any plugins to begin with! Time to do it the hacky way. I had planned to leave the software update installed, but since it's not working and it's really starting to bug me, I'm removing it.Īccording to some discussion on Google Groups, the Google Software Update can only be removed by uninstalling any plugins associated with it (Google Earth, Google Talk, etc). So every other day for the past two weeks I have been prompted to update the Google Talk plugin, and every single time I choose OK this same error message pops up. Well, even worse than that, when I choose to continue with the update it gives me this message: A few days ago I wrote about how evil Google secretly installed software update on my computer.
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