[TriLUG] auto-deployment of software to windows machines (was: Re: software update services for samba?)

[Joseph Tate]

Jim Ray wrote:

>I don't use sus because the majority of my desktops are *not* using w2k+.
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>Most apps and updates can be scripted in some form or fashion.  If you had
>your grocery list of requirements and were able to determine the os so you
>don't install the wrong thing to the wrong computer, you could set flags for
>which machines had what the needed and execute code on the others.
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>Coming up with the silent install is the trick.  Seems like everybody want
>you to click on "I accept" or something before it will give up to go.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Benjamin Reed [mailto:ranger at befunk.com] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:26 AM
>>To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
>>Cc: jim at neuse.net
>>Subject: Re: [TriLUG] auto-deployment of software to windows 
>>machines (was: Re: software update services for samba?)
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>>Benjamin Reed wrote:
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>>| Jim Ray wrote:
>>| | Sus won't give up to go for pre-win2k.  Sms gets you seriously in 
>>| | bed w/ microsoft and requires win server, sql + sms.
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>>| Right, I don't care *how* it happens, as long as I can 
>>update things.
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>>And actually, perhaps my thread title is wrong.  After 
>>looking at the SUS web page, MS doesn't even let you add your 
>>own updates to the SUS server, which is one of my requirements.  ;)
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Any installshield setup can be run in silent mode.  I believe that's the 
case for MSI's as well.  Just pass the /s flag.