Sometimes automatic updates and installs don;t work, and in other cases you might need an installer somewhere with no internet connection. In those cases you can download the installers ahead of time, and install them directly.
The web site "OSX Daily" maintains a list of locations where the macOS (and Mac OS X and OSX) installers can be downloaded from:
I usually write a blog post about once a week. The latest post can be viewed here: The Social Sciences: I hope you can see where my general frustration with social science comes from! (posted 2024-10-25 at 12:18:53). I do podcasts too!. You can listen to my latest podcast, here: OJB's Podcast 2024-08-22 Stirring Up Trouble: Let's just get every view out there and fairly debate them..