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

[Chris Wilcox]

> > 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 :)
 		 	   		  
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