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Option to execute a command?
by Nathan Sims 29 Mar '11

29 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com I'm just starting out with PackageMaker 3.0 (OSX 10.6.7), and by using the (outdated) Apple documentation I have been able to build a package, but I need to run a command before and after the installation to tell launchctl to first unload any existing version of the app, then afterwards to load the newly installed version. In the Actions tab for the distribution, I see "Preinstall Actions" and "Postinstall Actions", but I don't see the option to execute a command anywhere. How does one do this? Thx _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Perbix, Michael 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcvqIBHEMNKBFvkxSdye1As8X/p+lQ== Thread-topic: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage On Mar 24, 2011, at 8:06 AM, Perbix, Michael wrote: > For what it is worth, this is exactly what the old NetRestore did....just looped through a directory of packages to install. You could also use a text file listing the packages and process that, so that packages get installed in the order you wish (if any depend on others)...which is what we used to do with our NetRestore single_computer.txt file.....which had a list of packages for that computer and read that in and processed it in a loop to install listed packages. > Matter of fact, we used to mount a network share, and use the installer command to install packages from that text list located on that share..... share="/Volumes/mypackages" package="whatever you do to get the package name" installer -package "$share/$package" or something like that. Kept everything nice and neat and in one place and easy to update the package without having to change anything else. -Mike _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Perbix, Michael 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcvqG9kFUqMZwetzQ0WF9lalMOed4w== Thread-topic: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage For what it is worth, this is exactly what the old NetRestore did....just looped through a directory of packages to install. You could also use a text file listing the packages and process that, so that packages get installed in the order you wish (if any depend on others)...which is what we used to do with our NetRestore single_computer.txt file.....which had a list of packages for that computer and read that in and processed it in a loop to install listed packages. -Mike On Mar 23, 2011, at 9:32 PM, Doug Brown wrote: > On 24 March 2011 11:21, Joseph Chilcote <chilcote+installerdev(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Maintaining an mpkg of all your software would be a logistical >> nightmare. However, if you wanted something extremely quick and dirty >> you could have a script loop through a folder of pkgs and install >> them. E.g.: >> >> for i in `ls -d /Volumes/Share/Packages/*.*.pkg; do >> installer -pkg ${i} -target / >> done >> > > This is good advice. Under certain circumstances I use a little > utility called InstallPKG, which does the same thing. It is handy > because it will let you install all packages, metapackages including > those within DMGs from a folder. > http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25774/installpkg > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/perbix%40lmsd.org > > This email sent to perbix(a)lmsd.org _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Doug Brown 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On 24 March 2011 11:21, Joseph Chilcote <chilcote+installerdev(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Maintaining an mpkg of all your software would be a logistical > nightmare. However, if you wanted something extremely quick and dirty > you could have a script loop through a folder of pkgs and install > them. E.g.: > > for i in `ls -d /Volumes/Share/Packages/*.*.pkg; do > installer -pkg ${i} -target / > done > This is good advice. Under certain circumstances I use a little utility called InstallPKG, which does the same thing. It is handy because it will let you install all packages, metapackages including those within DMGs from a folder. http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25774/installpkg _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Joseph Chilcote 24 Mar '11

24 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Dkim-signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=0g4VtoHztKh/u7BcQts3wjTaYvS8NP7tCClx1w7vkbk=; b=bVETGSSmlkJGMK0+49yrdXwmBtT6/T6ZMVYpAJuK5MDEn3CzeYQGs2p0LePcNtA5SD wTEwCMCReYdCv0fwq/XQLYcBs2yXx4STYiHPk4Jyl6kLNZZ3icMSRdpuJ+R5W62QGOV2 eE3SMHLbW/6QVMbMLQAb4tu+JEVx8b4+T42l4= Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=iFukmxCDXqemC+S6/5/z3pp1LwGw4/iR6zH3EGGJy8gfPKmmyfx8R8NDwKWH7c3Siv W6jtScCovqtkQamAcIEC3qXZPM3uJREjzKcVvVgrXCG64+PeaWUavBAa2urSpFsYOtCq DYlhOnI7MiT6nbrlWtO4QObSePdBCLLh98nvs= On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Stephen McIntyre <smcintyre(a)forsythe.com> wrote: > I'd like to roll all those updates into a single installer so there's only one thing that > needs to be clicked on. Or we might unbox the computer, install a management > agent, and then push the package to the computer. > The problem I have is that with either PackageMaker or Iceberg I can't add > flat packages to the metapackage that I'm making. Tiger-style (unflat?) > packages add just fine. > Is there something I'm overlooking here? Is there a workaround for this > dilemma? Maintaining an mpkg of all your software would be a logistical nightmare. However, if you wanted something extremely quick and dirty you could have a script loop through a folder of pkgs and install them. E.g.: for i in `ls -d /Volumes/Share/Packages/*.*.pkg; do installer -pkg ${i} -target / done Also, I agree with the other posters, your time learning munki et al would be well spent in the long run. Cheers, --joe _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Timestamp an application bundle?
by Andrew Peckover 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Hi, Does anyone know how to timestamp an .app? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… When I install my .app, I want it to keep the original date modified, rather than being set to the current time. I thought I would be able to add a simple postflight shell script and use the touch command, however it turns out that the touch command doesn't work on application bundles. Thanks, Andrew This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Doug Brown 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com On 24 March 2011 05:56, Allister Banks <allister(a)pointconsultants.com> wrote: > Hey Mr. McIntyre, > Mr. Olufson is right that you can modify the packages to get the behavior > you want, but he's also right to go OT with the DeployStudio suggestion. > I'd continue down that OT path and recommend SIU or InstaDMG to bake a > patched/mostly configured image. Then you can restore with ASR, or for a > large enough order you should actually be able to get your Apple rep to > image for you. Even if you need to drop a mac mini running netboot, or run > server off of a partition on your laptop it may be worth it(although a > reliable core switch that wouldn't affect the rest of the network is also > recommended). > Configuration/patch management tools like Puppet and Munki are also often > utilized to prefect the images in a more decentralized fashion as well. I second the use of policy based software distribution. I use my own software to distribute packages based on machine group associations. I believe this is similar to Munki. The other option would be the Casper Suite, which I can highly recommend. It covers every aspect of client management, but does require a license. Steve, how many Macs are you looking at managing? _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Doug Brown 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com > There will be no Apple servers on the network so running a > netboot/netrestore server to image new computers is not an option. We have almost exclusively Linux servers at our school. We use ISC DHCPd and it works very well for NetBoot/Install using the lines bellow: class "AppleNBI-i386" { match if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 14) = "AAPLBSDPC/i386"; option dhcp-parameter-request-list 1,3,17,43,60; if (option dhcp-message-type = 1) { option vendor-class-identifier "AAPLBSDPC/i386"; } if (option dhcp-message-type = 1) { option vendor-encapsulated-options 08:04:81:00:00:67; } next-server 10.0.2.36; } An example host declaration: host example { filename "mac/10.6.3-retail/booter"; option root-path "http://10.0.2.36:8081/10.6.3-Retail.dmg"; hardware ethernet 00:1B:63:B7:46:B3; fixed-address 10.2.10.9; } You may also like use a removable hard drive (pref. Firewire 800 for speed) to restore an image. There are a few interesting ways this can be done. Just say, if this is something you're interesting in doing. _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Allister Banks 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

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Re: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage
by Per Olofsson 23 Mar '11

23 Mar '11

site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com Delivered-To: Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com Thread-index: AcvpiCvHlfVcfI15TSaD6oyxRAsShv//9lWA Thread-topic: Flat Packages Inside A Metapackage 23 mar 2011 kl. 19:28 skrev Stephen McIntyre: > My employer is ramping up for a Mac deployment in an all-Windows environment. There will be no Apple servers on the network so running a netboot/netrestore server to image new computers is not an option. Slightly OT, but you can run DeployStudio from a firewire drive, and from a Mac OS X client (recent versions will configure the necessary daemons for you). > The problem I have is that with either PackageMaker or Iceberg I can't add flat packages to the metapackage that I'm making. Tiger-style (unflat?) packages add just fine. Bundle. If you unpack the flat packages with pkgutil --expand, you can then create a dist file and make a flat metapackage out of them with pkgutil --flatten. Just take a peek inside a flat mpkg, they're pretty simple. -- Per Olofsson System Administrator, ITS, University of Gothenburg _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Installer-dev mailing list (Installer-dev(a)lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/installer-dev/site_archiver%40lists.… This email sent to site_archiver(a)lists.apple.com

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