[wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop

[Steve Handy]

I used the Firefox xml from the site. It worked twice but I had to increment revision by 1 each time I unistalled the Mozilla firefox to test it.

So does this mean each time the revision has to be incremented. If so, then how can I automate this process. When ihave offsite users, how is the xml file going to be incremented?


Thanks

From: Adam Williams [mailto:awilliam at mdah.state.ms.us]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:18 AM
To: Steve Handy
Cc: 'wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org'
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop

in your packages.xml if its already ran the command, you'll need to increment the revision by 1 for it to run again.

my packages.xml for seamonkey is:

<package
   id="seamonkey"
   name="Mozilla Seamonkey"
   revision="167"
   reboot="false"
   priority="10"
   execute="once">
   <check type="file" condition="exists" path="%programfiles%\mozilla.org\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" />
   <install cmd='"\\roark\wpkg\pkg\seamonkey-1.1.4.en-US.win32.installer.exe" -ma -ira' />
<!-- <install cmd='cmd /c del /s /q "%AllUsersProfile%\Desktop\mozilla.lnk' /> -->
   <install cmd='\\roark\wpkg\files\Set_Seamonkey_as_default.cmd' />
   <upgrade cmd='"\\roark\wpkg\pkg\seamonkey-1.1.4.en-US.win32.installer.exe" -ma -ira' />
   <upgrade cmd='\\roark\wpkg\files\Set_Seamonkey_as_default.cmd' />

   <remove cmd='"%SYSTEMROOT%\SeaMonkeyUninstall.exe -ms"' />
</package>

change the install/upgrade lines to what you need for firefox.  notice the revision= statement?

Steve Handy wrote:
Are you speaking of the account logged into the system I am executing  the command on?

Don't know what you mean by increment by 1.

From: Adam Williams [mailto:awilliam at mdah.state.ms.us]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:10 AM
To: Steve Handy
Cc: 'wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org<mailto:wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org>'
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop

are you running it as administrator?  increment the revision by 1?

Steve Handy wrote:
So then why is it that if I run this command manually from the WPKG doesn't  install the packages.  Basically I have a test setup where I have WPKG set to install firefox browser. Now I unistalled the software but I didn't reboot because WPKG will install it.

Now when I execute the command from the run box, the WPKG doesn't install the software? I don't see the WPKG actually installing the software.

From: Adam Williams [mailto:awilliam at mdah.state.ms.us]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:42 AM
To: Steve Handy
Cc: 'wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org<mailto:wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org>'
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop

in XP SP2: start, run, control panel (in classic view), scheduled tasks, 2x click on add scheduled task, hit next.

i use the dos client, so i have it run cscript \\server\wpkg\wpkg.js /synchronize /quiet and then set it to run when you want (certain time, at logon, etc)

dunno what the command is for the WPKG GUI client, i've never used it.

Steve Handy wrote:

What am I setting? Can you be a little more specfic?



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To: Steve Handy

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Sent: Wed Mar 26 10:30:29 2008

Subject: Re: [wpkg-users]  Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop



sure, set it as a scheduled task in the control panel



Stevester wrote:



Can WPKG install software while a user is logged into and working from their

desktop instead of when a user machine is booting up? This would help

tremendously when a user doesnt have a network connection on a initial boot.





Thanks

Steve Handy










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