On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:21 AM, p.e.r.i.o.d.i.c.i.t.y <
p.e.r.i.o.d.i.c.i.t.y@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I''m considering switching to using puppet from radmind to manage
our
> Mac OS X machines, and I have a few concerns.
>
> What would be the best way to manage large applications like
Adobe''s
> CS suite? I''m not sure how to set it up with puppet... Adobe has
> created a "silent install" that can be done from the command
line, but
> it still seems to require administrator intervention after completion
> to "activate" itself and to install a PDF printer. It would be
> possible to create a package with PackageMaker, but that would be
> effectively the same as using a radmind loadset. Surely there must be
> a better way...
>
If the vendor:
* provides a silent install that isn''t silent
* provides a package in a non-standard format
then the problem is Adobe''s to solve.
I totally feel your pain, I used to have to manage lab machines with just
about every single Adobe app with radmind, and they''re one of the worst
vendors to deal with :(
I know Greg Neagle has done a lot of blogging on installing Adobe software,
maybe have a look there and we can work out a defined type to do the
install?
http://managingosx.wordpress.com/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeremy
>
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