[Casper] Distribution of Adobe CS3 and CS4 suites

[Don Montalvo]

Thats the usual process, but are we sure the install order doesn't  
change when a new patch is released?

On Oct 30, 2009, at 8:16, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:

> You don't really need to guess the order...just run through an Adobe  
> Updater
> cycle once after a fresh install and observe the order it installs  
> it in. =)
>
> Craig E
>
> On 10/30/09 10:14 AM, "Don Montalvo" <donmontalvo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Great idea. I'd also like to see Casper intelligently sort the many
>> dozens of Adobe CS4 updates that we need to pull down and push out.  
>> So
>> we don't have to guess the order.
>>
>> Don
>>
>> On Oct 30, 2009, at 6:39, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> The other thing that I forgot to mention was a feature request I put
>>> in
>>> regarding patching. I had asked for them to make an additional tab
>>> on your
>>> Adobe install where you select the applications to install and input
>>> your
>>> license code that had all the Adobe updaters listed, you could check
>>> them,
>>> and they would get applied immediately after the main Adobe install
>>> would
>>> run. This way the process is totally integrated into their  
>>> processes.
>>>
>>> Good idea? Bad idea? Thoughts?
>>>
>>> Craig E
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/29/09 8:59 PM, "Ernst, Craig S." <ERNSTCS at uwec.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This absolutely works for the CS4 patches, just dropping the
>>>> downloaded ones
>>>> directly into the JSS. I use it as part of my install process.
>>>>
>>>> Just install your Adobe CS4 base, run Adobe Updater to download the
>>>> updates,
>>>> just don't install them, and put them into the JSS. I also make
>>>> note of the
>>>> order that the Adobe Updater wants to install the patches.
>>>>
>>>> A self-service policy to install CS4 performs a sequence of three
>>>> different
>>>> policies called by a script. As a self-service it's nice because
>>>> the user is
>>>> already logged in.
>>>>
>>>> - First Adobe CS4 Base installs
>>>> - Second Adobe CS4 patches install
>>>> - Lastly all of my traditional composer packages lay over top for
>>>> Reader and
>>>> Pro, installs PDF9 printer, and a recon cycle.
>>>>
>>>> This is my basic process for FirstRun as well except for all of the
>>>> intricacies for making the patching part happen. What happens here
>>>> is that a
>>>> script at the end of FirstRun is triggered that calls a policy that
>>>> adds a
>>>> local user, installs an autologin package for that user, and then
>>>> reboots
>>>> the system.
>>>>
>>>> When the system reboots it auto logs on, a policy looking for that
>>>> user is
>>>> triggered to perform the patches and lay over packages. Since a
>>>> user is
>>>> logged in things are fairly reliable. At the end it removes the
>>>> auto login
>>>> stuff, installs a startup item, and reboots again.
>>>>
>>>> The startup item runs, deletes the user and home for patching, and
>>>> runs a
>>>> recon.
>>>>
>>>> Of course there are a myriad of scripts and policies for these two
>>>> things to
>>>> work, but it does work. I had some issues for a little while with  
>>>> my
>>>> FirstRun install because a different policy was installing at
>>>> FirstRun that
>>>> required a reboot so it would reboot mid FirstRun and then it was a
>>>> nasty
>>>> loop since FirstRun never had the chance to delete itself. =)
>>>>
>>>> I really do hope I have time to get this all typed up in greater
>>>> detail.
>>>>
>>>> Craig E
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/29/09 8:41 PM, "Don Montalvo" <donmontalvo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It would seem like you'd need to pull into Casper a few dozen
>>>>> updates
>>>>> so they can each be pushed out individually. If this works, it's a
>>>>> winner to me (at least until they fire all of the Adobe installer
>>>>> developers responsible for this fiasco, and hire fresh blood who  
>>>>> can
>>>>> give us proper pkg installers <g>).
>>>>
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