From tmoran at jccc.edu Wed May 14 17:00:27 2008 From: tmoran at jccc.edu (Todd Moran) Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 19:00:27 -0500 Subject: [Composer] Question about using packages to install updates In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <6D1DBCA351877A4FA038453A47AB650317A3C68DAB@ac-ex07mb2.employee.directory.jccc> I am curious to find out if anyone knows how the package install system works. In particular, I am making a package of Adobe CS3 updates that I want to send out using ARD. If a user happens to have already installed updates on their computer, what happens to the package contents I am sending? Will the package I am sending overwrite the current files? Or will it detect that a file is already there and avoid installing it? Thanks! Todd Todd Moran Senior Support Analyst Academic Technology Services Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210 USA Phone: 913-469-8500 x4244 E-mail: tmoran at jccc.edu www.jccc.edu ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://list.jamfsoftware.com/pipermail/composer/attachments/20080514/9b472464/attachment.htm From tlarki at kckps.org Thu May 15 13:06:52 2008 From: tlarki at kckps.org (Thomas Larkin) Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 15:06:52 -0500 Subject: [Composer] Question about using packages to install updates Message-ID: Todd, If you are already using ARD admin, could you not just remote control the machines and run the adobe updater? Then you wouldn't have that problem of pushing out duplicate packaged updates. In my experience any kind of update is best ran on the machine locally through the updater rather than a snap shot pushed out. That way if you have say, different model machines with different hardware configurations you won't have any conflicts. Thanks, Thomas Larkin TIS Department KCKPS USD500 tlarki at kckps.org cell: 913-449-7589 office: 913-627-0351 >>> Todd Moran 05/14/08 7:00 PM >>> I am curious to find out if anyone knows how the package install system works. In particular, I am making a package of Adobe CS3 updates that I want to send out using ARD. If a user happens to have already installed updates on their computer, what happens to the package contents I am sending? Will the package I am sending overwrite the current files? Or will it detect that a file is already there and avoid installing it? Thanks! Todd Todd Moran Senior Support Analyst Academic Technology Services Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210 USA Phone: 913-469-8500 x4244 E-mail: tmoran at jccc.edu www.jccc.edu ________________________________ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you.