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Patch for Mac OS X User's Guide
BigFix® for Patch for Mac OS X provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac OS X endpoints.
Overview
BigFix Patch for Mac provides unified, real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac endpoints from a single console. It keeps your Mac clients current with the latest Apple security updates and service packs for your OS X and applications.
Supported operating systems and applications
The BigFix® Patch for Mac supports updates on various Mac OS X operating systems, Mac applications, and third-party applications.

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BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
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- Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all SUSE Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide
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- Patch for Oracle Linux User's Guide
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- Patch for Solaris User's Guide
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- Patch for Mac OS X User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for Mac OS X provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac OS X endpoints.
  - Overview
    BigFix Patch for Mac provides unified, real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac endpoints from a single console. It keeps your Mac clients current with the latest Apple security updates and service packs for your OS X and applications.
    - What's new in this update release
      BigFix Patch for Mac OS X released a new set of Fixlet® content for Mac OS X, Mac applications, and third-party applications.
    - Supported operating systems and applications
      The BigFix® Patch for Mac supports updates on various Mac OS X operating systems, Mac applications, and third-party applications.
    - Supported languages
      Patch Management for Mac is supported in multiple languages.
    - Site subscription
      Sites are collections of Fixlet messages that are created internally by you, by HCL, or by vendors.
    - Patching methods
      BigFix® for Patch Management for Mac offers more flexibility to the solution by providing several patching options that can cater to your needs.
  - Patching using Fixlets
    You can select the action for the appropriate Fixlets that you want to deploy from the BigFix console. Patches are applied based on the settings that you make in the Fixlet work area and the Take Action dialog.
  - Frequently asked questions
    The questions and answers in this section can help you to better understand Patch Management for Mac OS X and Mac applications.
- Patch for Debian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Debian provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Debian endpoints.
- Patch for VMware ESXi User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for VMware ESXi provides you unified, near real-time visibility to manage patches to all VMware ESXi endpoints from a single console.
- Patch for Raspbian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Raspbian provides Fixlets that you use to manage the latest updates and service packs that Raspberry Pi releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Raspbian sites.
- Virtual Endpoint Manager User's Guide

Supported operating systems and applications

The BigFix® Patch for Mac supports updates on various Mac OS X operating systems, Mac applications, and third-party applications.

In alignment with Apple Security Updates, BigFix provides various content for Apple security and software updates for Mac OS and various Apple and third-party applications.

Table 1. Supported operating systems and applications for the Patches for Mac OS X site
Fixlet Site Name	Supported Operating System or Application	Version	Type of Update
Patches for Mac OS X	Mac OS X	10.15 (Catalina)	Security and non-security updates
	Mac OS X	11.x (BigSur)	Security and non-security updates
	Apple Safari	15.x	Application Updates
	Oracle Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE)	8	Application Updates

Notes:

Superseded Fixlet® content are in the Patches for Mac OS X (Superseded) site. Contact your Technical Sales Representative if you need access to the superseded content.
To view a detailed list of supported Java™ versions that are released by Apple, check the Apples security bulletin page at http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1222.

Third-party applications are found in the Updates for Mac Applications site.

Use the Fixlet Maker dashboard to create the necessary Fixlets to patch the applications. For more information, see the following topics:

Table 2. Supported applications for the Updates for Mac Applications site
Fixlet® Site Name	Supported Operating System or Application	Version	Type of Update
Updates for Mac Applications	Adobe™ Acrobat and Adobe™ Adobe Reader	17.x, 19.x and 20.x	Application updates
	GoToMeeting	10.10.1.17956 and later
	Microsoft™ Office for Mac 2019	16.0 and later
	Microsoft™ Skype	8.58.0.93 or later
	Mozilla Firefox	75.0 or later
	Google Chrome	83.0.4103.61 or later
	Zoom Meetings	5.1.27838.0614 or later
	Webex Meetings	40.8.4.7 and later

Table 3. Out of Support MacOS Flavours and applications
Fixlet® Site Name	Supported Operating System or Application	Version	Out of Support by Vendor
Updates for Mac Applications	Adobe™ Acrobat (2015) and Adobe™ Acrobat Reader (2015)	15.x	July 7, 2020
	Microsoft™ Office for Mac 2016	15.x	October 13, 2020
	Adobe Flash Player	32.x	December 31, 2020
Patches for Mac OS X	Mac OS X	10.12 (Sierra)	November 30, 2019
	Mac OS X	10.13 (High Sierra)	January 31, 2021
	Mac OS X	10.14 (Mojave)	October 25, 2021
	Apple Safari	14.x	September 13, 2021

For information about how to subscribe to Fixlet® sites, see Subscribing to content sites.