[wpkg-users] Just running one package at each run

[Pendl Stefan]

>
> 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.
>
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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.

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Stefan