Re: Iceberg Package installing into /tmp by default?
Re: Iceberg Package installing into /tmp by default?
- Subject: Re: Iceberg Package installing into /tmp by default?
- From: Greg Neagle <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:16:39 -0800
On Jan 5, 2011, at 1:58 AM, Per Olofsson wrote: 4 jan 2011 kl. 18.52 skrev Greg Neagle:
In most cases, this can be done without repackaging software. I'm a big fan of using vendor packages as-is whenever possible, and collecting your modifications or additions into a separate package (or packages) that you install after the vendor's package. This is generally easier, less error-prone, and makes troubleshooting easier.
In the case of Office 2011, it's easy to customizethe official package using Distribution.dist:
http://www.officeformachelp.com/office/administration/deployment/distribution-dist/
Right, and this is a good way to install only a subset of the applications in the suite without having to repackage. If you need to add or modify items, though, you'll need a second package to contain your customizations. (or repackage the whole thing, but that's what I'm advising against...)
I'm actally a fan of (scripted, not manual) repackaging, but the Office packages are reasonably well behaved these days so there's little (if anything) to gain.
There are reasons one might need to repackage, but I often see people repackaging everything for no good reason at all. Probably a habit left over from the days when most commercial software needed to be repackaged.
-Greg |
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