> > From: wpkg-users-bounces at lists.wpkg.org > > [mailto:wpkg-users-bounces at lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Chris Wilcox > > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:12 AM > > To: wpkg > > Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Just running one package at each run > > > > >> First, one more pitfall warning: regardless of what you > > do, remember that WPKG > > >> will also *UNINSTALL* software if it has a package > > definition, but is not listed > > >> in your profile. So if a user already installed software > > that is not yet in his > > >> profile, WPKG would actually remove it (at least, that's > > the default behavior). > > > > > Why do you say that WPKG removes installed software not yet > > in the profile for that > > > computer if a package definition exists? That isn't how it > > works...unless I > > > misunderstand what you are saying? > > > > Either that, or you are using different command-line options > > that I am. You can turn off this behavior. > > > > Let's say that you have defined four packages in your packages.xml: > > > > Package AcrobatReader > > Package Firefox > > Package Safari > > Package Putty > > > > You have two profiles: > > > > Original-profile > > AcrobatReader > > Firefox > > Putty > > > > New-profile: > > Depends original-profile > > Safari. > > > > Host johnSmithLaptop profile-id="Original-Profile" > > > > Now let's say that John Smith, user of johnSmithLaptop, has > > Acrobat Reader already installed, and decides on his own to > > install Safari. > > > > Then he brings the laptop in, and WPKG performs a synchronize > > operation. > > > > WPKG will use the profile original-profile. > > > > This will cause Firefox and Putty to be installed (from > > original-profile) > > > > It will also cause Safari to be removed, because Safari is > > listed in packages.xml but not in the profile for that host. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > This is not true, WPKG removes only packages listed in the local wpkg.xml file, which are not assigned to the host via profiles. > > If the user installs any application without using WPKG, then it is not managed. Glad I'm not missing something! If it did work like this then Add/Remove Programs would be emptied at each boot :) _________________________________________________________________ View your other email accounts from your Hotmail inbox. Add them now. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/attachments/20091112/9a2d3584/attachment.html> |