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Alternatives to Software Update Monitor (SUMo) after it has reached End-Of-Life.

Started by midimusicman79 , Nov 01 2023 02:00 PM

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#1 midimusicman79

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Posted 01 November 2023 - 02:00 PM

Nowadays, keeping one's 3rd-party software continuously updated is essential to avoid malware infection. :thumbup2:

 

To alleviate this task, one can use one or more Software Updater Programs as REFERENCES.

 

One such tool, KC Softwares Software Update Monitor (SUMo), was a popular alternative until October 31, 2023.

 

However, after it has reached End-Of-Life (EOL), one can instead use several similar alternatives:

 

UCheck Free/Paid, PatchMyPC Free, RuckZuck (Free) Software Package Manager for Windows.

 

DISCLAIMER: I am NOT affiliated with any of the above software vendors and developers. :exclame:

 

Good luck! :)


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Posted 12 November 2023 - 01:52 PM

i want to thankyou for your post.

 

From 31 of october i tried all the most popular software updaters, but i haven't found any that are as good as sumo.

 

in your message  you reported a software unknown to me: RuckZuck (Free) Software Package Manager for Windows.

 

In my opinion ruckzuck  is the one that is closest to sumo.  

 

Thanks for letting me know


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Posted 12 November 2023 - 01:56 PM

You are welcome, giusan70! :)


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Posted 13 November 2023 - 05:40 AM

A UCheck layout similar to Sumo.
Unfortunately still many portable softwares are not supported or not detected:
 
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PatchMyPC seems useless to me,might as well use Winget.
 

RuckZuck is not portable (bad point).
Is it possible to see an image of this software?

Edited by Sampei_Nihira, 13 November 2023 - 05:48 AM.

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Posted 13 November 2023 - 10:37 AM

Thank you, Sampei_Nihira! :)

 

Here are some images from an article about RuckZuck: RuckZuck is a free Software Package Manager for Windows 11/10.


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Posted 13 November 2023 - 12:40 PM

A custom image like the one I entered is useful.
Images with the software with default settings are useless. :wink:

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Posted 13 November 2023 - 02:09 PM

 

A UCheck layout similar to Sumo.
Unfortunately still many portable softwares are not supported or not detected:
 
1.jpg
 
P.S.
 
PatchMyPC seems useless to me,might as well use Winget.
 

RuckZuck is not portable (bad point).
Is it possible to see an image of this software?

 

Ruckzuck is portable   .....   https://ruckzuck.tools/

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Posted 13 November 2023 - 02:33 PM

i have to test ruckzuck better, but it looks better then the other software updaters i tried since now.


Edited by giusan70, 13 November 2023 - 02:46 PM.

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Posted 14 November 2023 - 02:42 AM

 

 

A UCheck layout similar to Sumo.
Unfortunately still many portable softwares are not supported or not detected:
 
1.jpg
 
P.S.
 
PatchMyPC seems useless to me,might as well use Winget.
 

RuckZuck is not portable (bad point).
Is it possible to see an image of this software?

 

Ruckzuck is portable   .....   https://ruckzuck.tools/

 

 

Yes it is portable,I saw the link. :thumbup2:
It finds less installed softwares than Winget.
Not even Edge or LibreOffice.
No portable softwares.
Software in my case completely useless. :nono:
 
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Posted 14 November 2023 - 02:14 PM

Thank you, Sampei_Nihira! :)

I researched WinGet and started using it today, and it is excellent, but I only use it as a REFERENCE. :thumbup2:

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Posted 15 November 2023 - 08:55 AM

Consider that UCheck is faster at notifying an update,obviously when the update is supported.
At this link the newest beta:
 
 
 
It is also necessary to check which updates are notified by Winget.

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Posted 15 November 2023 - 01:12 PM

Available now 2 updates not detected by UCheck (and WinGet)

 

  • CCleaner
  • Thunderbird

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Posted 15 November 2023 - 02:31 PM

 

 

 

A UCheck layout similar to Sumo.
Unfortunately still many portable softwares are not supported or not detected:
 
1.jpg
 
P.S.
 
PatchMyPC seems useless to me,might as well use Winget.
 

RuckZuck is not portable (bad point).
Is it possible to see an image of this software?

 

Ruckzuck is portable   .....   https://ruckzuck.tools/

 

 

Yes it is portable,I saw the link. :thumbup2:
It finds less installed softwares than Winget.
Not even Edge or LibreOffice.
No portable softwares.
Software in my case completely useless. :nono:
 
1.jpg

 

i  tried winget and wingetui , they find many softwares to list, but the updates are few and often not the last releases.

 

I've olso tried ruckzuck better then 3 days ago,  it is useless. you right !!!!

 

i'm sad, I can't find a substitute for Sumo


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Posted 20 November 2023 - 01:49 PM

 

Available now 2 updates not detected by UCheck (and WinGet)

 

  • CCleaner
  • Thunderbird

 

thanks


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Posted 21 November 2023 - 06:28 AM

Some users are using this software.
I don't want to try it at the moment, but it might be better than the others:
 

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