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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 languages
Patch Management for Mac is supported in multiple languages.

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- Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide
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- Patch for Oracle Linux 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.
  - Modifications in macOS updates for Big Sur and Apple Silicon (M1 chip) support in Bigfix (overview)
  - Updating Mac OS using Nudge via BigFix
    From Monterey onwards, BigFix uses the third-party application Nudge to deploy OS updates to the endpoints.
- Patch for Debian User's Guide
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- Patch for VMware ESXi User's Guide
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- Patch for Raspbian User's Guide
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- Patch for Rocky Linux User's Guide
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- Patch for Virtual Endpoint Manager User's Guide
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- Updates for Middleware Applications
  Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
- Supersedence for Non-Windows
  This topic describes how supersedence works in Patch.

Supported languages

Patch Management for Mac is supported in multiple languages.

Mac OS X patches are not language-dependent. The patches in the Patches for Mac OS X site are relevant in all the supported languages that are listed in the following table. Patches for Mac applications, however, are not supported in all the listed languages.

Table 1. Supported languages
Supported Languages	Patches for Mac OS X site	Updates for Mac Applications site
Brazilian Portuguese	*	*
Chinese (Simplified)	*	*
Chinese (Traditional)	*	*
Czech	*	*
Danish	*
Dutch	*
English	*	*
Finnish	*
French	*	*
German	*	*
Greek	*
Hebrew	*
Hungarian	*	*
Italian	*	*
Japanese	*	*
Korean	*	*
Norwegian	*
Polish	*	*
Russian	*	*
Spanish	*	*
Swedish	*
Turkish	*