macOS Ventura Support at ODU
UPDATE | JANUARY 2023
We have sufficiently tested all critical software with macOS Ventura and feel confident fully supporting the latest operating system on all ODU-managed Macs. You can manage this update on your own, any time that is convenient to you:
- macOS Ventura should download automatically from the App Store. (If it doesn't, open the App Store, search for macOS Ventura, and click Get.
- Save and close any documents you have open.
- Once the download is complete, launch Self Service from your Applications folder.
- Search for or browse to the tile named Install MacOS Ventura and click Install.
- The computer will reboot and the update will begin.
Keep in mind: The installation process can take 30 minutes to an hour.
Remember: Before any upgrade, it is a good idea to store important files in OneDrive. (Always check the regulated data matrix before using cloud storage.) And if you have any issues with the upgrade, contact the ITS Help Desk.
FAQs
Apple recently released their latest major operating system upgrade, macOS Ventura. Please do not update your Mac to Ventura until we have time to evaluate its compatibility with ODU software, network and server infrastructure.
We will likely be ready to release Ventura to ODU-managed machines in January 2023. If you decide to install Ventura on your home computers, please understand that you may encounter difficulties using essential applications/services. It might be best to wait until the applications/services you use regularly are listed as "supported" in the table below. Those currently listed are a priority and more will be added as we are able to test them.
ITS works hard to ensure that Old Dominion University has a secure and reliable IT infrastructure. We must thoroughly test both Ventura and our own technology before we can guarantee compatibility. We will update this page as more licensed software and University hardware are updated to fully support Ventura.
Application/Service Support
Application | Support | Notes |
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GlobalProtect (VPN Client) | Supported | Supported starting version 6.0.3 |
CrowdStrike | Supported | |
Respondus Lockdown Browser | Supported | |
Adobe Creative Cloud | Supported* | Known issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/macos-ventura-compatability-common-issues.html |
Adobe Acrobat DC | Supported* | Known issue: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/macos-ventura-compatability-common-issues.html |
Photoshop | Supported* | Known issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/macos-ventura-compatability-common-issues.html |
Lightroom Classic | Supported* | Known issues: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/macos-ventura-compatability-common-issues.html |
Office 2011 | Not Supported | |
Office 2016 | Not supported | |
Office 2019 / 365 | Supported | Supported in v16.67 |
EndNote | Supported | |
MATLAB | Supported | Supported in R2022B |
NVivo | Supported | |
SPSS Statistics | Supported | SPSS 28 is supported |
Zoom Desktop Client | Supported | Supported as of 1/11/23 |
Crestron AirMedia Desktop Client | Supported | |
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) | Supported | |
Java Development Kit (JDK) | Supported | |
AlertUS | Supported | |
Chrome | Supported | |
FireFox | Supported | |
Mathematica | Supported | Supported in 13.2 |