[Casper] CS4 Install

Wed Mar 18 09:27:17 PDT 2009

I haven't tried running it at first run, only from Self Service.  What  
kind of errors do you get.  I've got plenty of package that are "First  
Run", but all that really means is that I've created a Startup Item  
that deletes itself.  That's a pretty easy process to do.

I have seen some problems with firstrun failing before while using the  
NetBoot image because Casper Imaging copies everything that should go  
in the first run directory to /tmp on the local machine, and then  
copies it over the the /System/Library/StartupItems/FirstRun.  This  
poses a problem in the NetBoot environment because the netboot's /tmp  
directory can't get very big because of the whole network aspect of  
it.  In addition to that, we had problems with machines that have been  
imaged a lot because it backs up the logs to the netboot and they get  
too big.

If you're using a master collection DMG like it sounded, then I would  
be wary of using that in first run.

I've gotten around this by using a policy with custom triggers that  
copies the "Please wait while adobe apps install" application from  
Casper Imaging (/Contents/Resources/), then activates it, installs the  
adobe products, and then deletes all trace of itself.  This is useful  
because only the script needs to be copied to the netboots /tmp  
directory and the adobe dmgs get copied to the main hard drive, so I  
know there will always be enough space.

Ryan Harter
UW - Stevens Point
Workstation Developer
715.346.2716
Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu

On Mar 17, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Ernst, Craig S. wrote:

> Does by any other means include an install of it at FirstRun like  
> CS3 does?
>
> I have a "working" master collection image install, but it still has  
> some issues. One of them being it will NOT run at FirstRun, only  
> when someone is logged on and installed by Policy or Self Service.  
> Another being that I'm still forced to repair Acrobat Pro 9 even  
> after it JUST installed it. POS. And even though I've selected  
> particular portions of the suite to just install in Casper Admin it  
> still installs them all so I do some cleaning out with scripts after  
> the fact. So a one step process becomes 6.
>
> Casper Admin will also not recognize CS4 updaters, at least in their  
> current form with 6.01. So I also have a traditional overlay package  
> at the end that "patches" everything.
>
> NOTE: My DMG that Casper Admin is using is the single DMG electronic  
> download from Adobe that's been modified. I know that not everyone  
> seems to have that option.
>
> I'll have to take a look at what you have Ryan.
>
> "We'll get the installer fixed in CS6"
>
> Sure you will...*grumbles*. And that means it will be diferent for  
> CS5 before then, too?
>
> Suffice it to say there isn't a pretty way to do it, but it's  
> possible. Written up work flow I don't have.
>
> Craig Ernst
> Systems Management and Configuration
> +-------------------+
> University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
> Learning and Technology Services
> 105 Garfield Ave
> Eau Claire, WI 54701
> Phone: (715) 836-3639
> Fax: (715) 836-6001
> +-------------------+
> ernstcs at uwec.edu
> From: casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com [casper-bounces at list.jamfsoftware.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Ryan Harter [rharter at uwsp.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:51 AM
> To: Ted August
> Cc: casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
> Subject: Re: [Casper] CS4 Install
>
> I have got Adobe CS4 working as a Self Service Policy (which means I  
> can deploy it by any other means as well).
>
> I copied everything off of the DVDs (individually for each app) to "/ 
> Library/Application Support/UWSP/" and then used the Adobe  
> Deployment Toolkit, which I agree is substandard, to create the xml  
> files, saving them along with the files in that directory.  I had  
> toyed around with putting stuff in /tmp but this caused some  
> problems with Casper.
>
> Anyway, I then wrote a script like so:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> ## Adobe Photoshop CS4 Installer Script
> #    Written by Ryan Harter, 09-01-2009
>
> "/Library/Application Support/UWSP/Adobe Photoshop CS4/ 
> AdobeUberInstaller"
>
> rm -r "/Library/Application Support/UWSP/Adobe Photoshop CS4"
>
> exit 0
>
> It's not very robust and does no checking, but I haven't had any  
> problems with it so far.
>
> Then all you have to do is set the script to run after and make sure  
> the package is installed before it runs.
>
> Note:  There is also an uninstall script like so:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> ## Adobe Photoshop CS4 Uninstaller Script
> #    Written by Ryan Harter, 09-01-2009
>
> "/Library/Application Support/UWSP/Adobe Photoshop CS4/ 
> AdobeUberUninstaller"
>
> rm -r "/Library/Application Support/UWSP/Adobe Photoshop CS4"
>
> exit 0
>
> As you can see, I've been using these since the 9th of January  
> without any problem, granted we're just letting out Art faculty test  
> it out now so my install base is only about 15.
>
> I prefer this to the packaging approach because the installer  
> handles the licensing so my better, IMHO.
>
> Ryan Harter
> UW - Stevens Point
> Workstation Developer
> 715.346.2716
> Ryan.Harter at uwsp.edu
>
> On Mar 17, 2009, at 9:10 AM, Ted August wrote:
>
>> On Mar 14, 2009, at 11:27 AM, Michael Curtis wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a bit of a weird one. I am trying to make my own CS4 install
>>> packages. I install Master Collection and then removed all the
>>> applications from the package, leaving a "core" install. I then
>>> dragged the applications from the suite to Composer v7 making
>>> individual dmg packages for each application. That worked fine  
>>> except
>>> Encore doesn't remember it was in the Applications Folder. When I  
>>> push
>>> the package back out it puts in on the root of the boot drive. Also,
>>> if I look for the diff files in Composer their aren't any. All the
>>> other application do. Anyone else seen this?
>>>
>>
>> I hate answering questions with questions - but this is very close to
>> the topic at hand so I thought I would keep it in the same thread.
>>
>> Has anyone here on the Casper list actually created a successful  
>> Adobe
>> Creative Suite 4 (any version) package with Composer?  I've been
>> googling the last couple of days, and checking a few of my other
>> mailing lists, and it doesn't sound like there has been success yet.
>> I know it was mentioned in January that someone used the Adobe
>> Deployment Toolkit, but I find that piece of software unacceptable
>> (and I've let Adobe know!).
>>
>> Does anyone have a workflow they can share for installing Adobe CS4
>> with success using Casper/Composer that doesn't involve the  
>> deployment
>> toolkit?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -- 
>> Ted August
>> Salve
>
>

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