Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-19 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Michael J. Kidd In chel di` si favelave... > I think you mis-understood my initial complaint... Hem, yes, i think so. ;) > server's packages.xml. This doesn't help me though, because Wpkg still > uses the commands that are in the local wpkg.xml file. So, I get stuck > finding some ot

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-19 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski In chel di` si favelave... > What do you mean by "copy installers on local machine"? Literally that... > To copy a 600 MB Office installer or what (BTW, you can always do it > with xcopy)? ...but clearly i've not considered Office... ;((( Sorry, probably mine was

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
B Royles wrote: > Ok, so time goes on, and I need to uninstall Firefox from a few systems > for whatever reason.. ( not upgrade ) and during the uninstall, I figure > out that it should be -msa on the uninstall vice -ms. I update it on my > server's packages.xml. This doesn't help me though, beca

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread B Royles
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg Ok, so time goes on, and I need to uninstall Firefox from a few systems for whatever reason.. ( not upgrade ) and during the uninstall, I figure out that it should be -msa on the uninstall vice -ms. I update it on my server&#

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread B Royles
Ok, so time goes on, and I need to uninstall Firefox from a few systems for whatever reason.. ( not upgrade ) and during the uninstall, I figure out that it should be -msa on the uninstall vice -ms. I update it on my server's packages.xml. This doesn't help me though, because Wpkg still uses the

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Michael J. Kidd
Marco Gaiarin wrote: > 1) it is right that uninstall have to be done with the information in > %SYSTEMDIR%/wpkg.xml, because we have to uninstall the current > software, not the newer version. ;) > I think you mis-understood my initial complaint... Lets say I install Firefox. At the time of

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Marco Gaiarin wrote: > Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski > In chel di` si favelave... > >> Yes, the next version should install/deinstall/upgrade properly. > > Hem, probably there's a misunderstood. > > I'm not speaking abount Wpkg installer (i used it as an example), but > generally on all software i

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski In chel di` si favelave... > Yes, the next version should install/deinstall/upgrade properly. Hem, probably there's a misunderstood. I'm not speaking abount Wpkg installer (i used it as an example), but generally on all software installed. Resuming: 1) it is right th

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Marco Gaiarin wrote: > Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski > In chel di` si favelave... > >>> This pose a 'common practice' question: seems to be better, very >>> better, to have installer 'versioned' (WPKGSetup-0.90.msi and not >>> WPKGSetup.msi, for example), and not to delete old installers too >>> ear

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski In chel di` si favelave... > > This pose a 'common practice' question: seems to be better, very > > better, to have installer 'versioned' (WPKGSetup-0.90.msi and not > > WPKGSetup.msi, for example), and not to delete old installers too > > early. > I agree, but it won't

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
B Royles (Staff) wrote: >> Anyway, with Active Directory, it shouldn't be a problem - just remove >> the package, and add a newer version. If it makes sense to use WPKG >> Installer with AD is another question... > > > Ok I will bite. > > > I was going to move to the wpkg installer so I cou

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Marco Gaiarin wrote: > Mandi! Michael J. Kidd > In chel di` si favelave... > >> As long as the profiles are the same between your current running >> instance of wpkg, and the new xml you plan to implement w/ the WPKG >> installer, I don't believe you'll have any issues. The only time I've

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! Michael J. Kidd In chel di` si favelave... > As long as the profiles are the same between your current running > instance of wpkg, and the new xml you plan to implement w/ the WPKG > installer, I don't believe you'll have any issues. The only time I've > run into issues is if I've f

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Marco Gaiarin
Mandi! B Royles (Staff) In chel di` si favelave... > I need to do two separate things For the first you have to creare a wpkg installerpackage, the second i've solved using a wpkg package for the wpkg configurations (called wpkg-settings) and i realod the conf file here. Probably with this setu

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Michael J. Kidd
I'd add the wpkg installer as a package in wpkg, then the next reboot, your startup script launches WPKG which in turn installs the WPKG installer. Have the startup script touch a file on the local harddrive to indicate that the WPKG installer has run so that the startup script no longer launches

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread B Royles (Staff)
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael J. Kidd Sent: 18 January 2007 12:39 To: wpkg-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg I'd add the wpkg installer as a package in wpkg, then the next reboot, your startup script launches WPKG which in turn installs the

Re: [wpkg-users] Change of method of running wpkg

2007-01-18 Thread Michael J. Kidd
added more chum to the > water? > > > Ta, > Brett > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael > J. Kidd > Sent: 18 January 2007 12:39 > To: wpkg-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Cha