mac application packaging

Dell World User Forum

UFIL511: Mac Application Packaging

Jeffrey J Hoover, Senior Trainer

Michael Klocek, Learning Development

Dell WorldUser Forum


Agenda

• Installer Types

• Oracle Java

• Custom Packages

• Google Chrome

• Microsoft Office


Installer Types


APPs, PKGs, & DMGs

• APP – Application Bundle

– Actually a directory

• PKG – Installer Package

– Actually a Directory

• DMG – Disk Image

– Single file, like an ISO


Basic Installer: Oracle Java


Managed Install – Oracle Java

• Find Software Record [Inventory | Software]

• Attach appropriate payload

• Create Managed Install [Distribution | Managed Install]

– Target Smart Label


Oracle Java – Find in Inventory

• It doesn’t show in inventory!

– Although the Install Manager does.

• It’s an Internet Plug-in, not an APP

• Installs into:

– /Library/Internet Plugins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

– /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane

• Both of these are more complicated than that!

– The Plugin has two different plist files for Enabled vs. Disabled

– The PreferencePane is an alias points to an embedded part of the Plugin.


Oracle Java – Find in Inventory

• So we use Custom Inventory for a particular version

• Find the right value in plist

PlistValueEquals(/Library/PreferencePanes/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Enabled.plist, CFBundleVersion, TEXT, 1.7.67.01) OR

PlistValueEquals(/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Disabled.plist, CFBundleVersion, TEXT, 1.7.67.01)


Determining Java Version

• Create script to determine version– Load onto Macs

• Custom Inventory to pull version

if [ -f "/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Enabled.plist" ] ; then VERSION=$( defaults read "/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Enabled.plist" CFBundleVersion )elseif [ -f "/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Disabled.plist" ]

VERSION="Not installed."fiecho "$VERSION"

ShellCommandTextReturn(/bin/bash /usr/local/bin/java_ver.sh)


Oracle Java – Attach Payload

• At least this part looks right…

• Mount DMG,

• Run Installer against the PKG


Oracle Java – Create Managed Install


Exercise: Java 7 u67


Custom Packages


Custom Packages

• Sometimes what you are installing is none of the above!

– Groups of different scripts

– Script execution order/requirements

– Application Bundle plus extra files or post-flight script

• Packaging Tools Examples

– Packages

– AutoPKG/AutoPkgr

– Payload Free Package Creator


Packages

• Free PKG builder

• http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/about.html

http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/about.html


Packages

• Easily handles several options

– App Bundles converted to PKG

– App Bundles and files

– Running Multiple PKGs

– Pre-Flight & Post-Flight Scripts

• Creates PKG files that can do more. Use them with Managed Installs, Post Installation Tasks, etc.


AutoPkg / AutoPkgr

• AutoPkg

– Command line utility with recipes from GitHub

– https://github.com/autopkg/autopkg/releases/latest

– https://github.com/autopkg/autopkg/wiki/Getting-Started

– Gathers PKG files,

• AutoPkgr

– https://github.com/lindegroup/autopkgr

– GUI front end to AutoPkg

– Covers recipe subscriptions

https://github.com/autopkg/autopkg/releases/latest

https://github.com/autopkg/autopkg/wiki/Getting-Started


Exercise: Custom Package –Google Chrome


Customizing Installer: Microsoft Office 2011


Microsoft Office

• Office 2011 is a MPKG

• Two choices for configuration:

– Modify the Distribution file within the PKG

› Allows a change to the default GUI

– Add a Choices.xml to toggle the components in the PKG

› Based on the defaults in the PKG, virtually clicks them

• Ref: http://www.officeformachelp.com/office/administration/deployment/command-line/

http://www.officeformachelp.com/office/administration/deployment/command-line/


Microsoft Office

• Any way you install it, it has a bunch of components. The challenge is to understand how to modify the availability of the components.

• Three key attributes– Selected (initial state)

– Enabled (available for selection/deselection)

– Visible


Microsoft Office

‘Distribution’ is a file that exists

within the installer package. This

file can be modified to change the

default behaviors of the installer.


Office Installer


Microsoft Office

Distribution file

• Selected

start_selected=“true”

• Enabled

start_enabled=“true”

• Visible

start_visible=“true”


Microsoft Office - ShowChoicesXML

<dict>

<key>attributeSetting</key>

<true/>

<key>choiceAttribute</key>

<string>visible</string>

<key>choiceIdentifier</key>

<string>outlook</string>

</dict>

<dict>

<key>attributeSetting</key>

<integer>1</integer>

<key>choiceAttribute</key>

<string>selected</string>

<key>choiceIdentifier</key>


</dict>


Microsoft Office - ChoicesXML

<array>


<string>messenger</string>

<string>proofingtools</string>

<string>english</string>

<string>dock</string>

</array>


MS Office - Installer

• Man installer

• Get existing choices:

installer –pkg Office\ Installer.pkg –showChoiceChangesXML > msofficeChoices1.xml

• Apply ChoicesChanges

installer –pkg Office\ Installer.pkg –applyChoiceChangesXMLmsofficeChoices1.xml –target /


Exercise: Microsoft Office


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