Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-14 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Ed Plese wrote: On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 05:04:29PM +0100, Florian Effenberger wrote: I run a Windows domain based on Samba 3 and I am searching for a way to distribute/deploy software to clients. Sorry for the late response, but to add to the list of responses, http://www.pcrdist.org/ has

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-11 Thread Ed Plese
On Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 05:04:29PM +0100, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hello, I run a Windows domain based on Samba 3 and I am searching for a way to distribute/deploy software to clients. Sorry for the late response, but to add to the list of responses, http://www.pcrdist.org/ has always

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-09 Thread Florian Effenberger
http://www.opennet.ru/docs/RUS/windows_auto_inst/index.html I'm not sure most people understand russian, but the article itself is just amazing! If You won't find any translator, let me know, I'll translate it. /me doesn't understand Russian. ;-) -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-09 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Florian Effenberger wrote: http://www.opennet.ru/docs/RUS/windows_auto_inst/index.html I'm not sure most people understand russian, but the article itself is just amazing! If You won't find any translator, let me know, I'll translate it. /me doesn't understand Russian. ;-) /me neither :) Tomek

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-09 Thread Ilia Chipitsine
http://www.opennet.ru/docs/RUS/windows_auto_inst/index.html I'm not sure most people understand russian, but the article itself is just amazing! If You won't find any translator, let me know, I'll translate it. /me doesn't understand Russian. ;-) not very hard language to learn :-) German is

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-09 Thread Hannu Tikka
http://www.opennet.ru/docs/RUS/windows_auto_inst/index.html I'm not sure most people understand russian, but the article itself is just amazing! If You won't find any translator, let me know, I'll translate it. /me doesn't understand Russian. ;-)

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread rruegner
Hi Florian, just to keep it simple, there is no ultimate way for deploy software. In all solutions , free or not free, you have to repack the progs. ( some may work easy others dont ) So it depends on you what you prefer. There is a sourceforge project called unattended ( i think , with a lot of

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Hannu Tikka
Hi! We have been using AutoIt with wpkg scripts for a while as a deployment solution with win2k workstations. It is quite simple solution but has been good enough for us. http://sourceforge.net/projects/wpkg/ hannu -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, We have been using AutoIt with wpkg scripts for a while as a deployment solution with win2k workstations. It is quite simple solution but has been good enough for us. http://sourceforge.net/projects/wpkg/ Thanks for the feedback, will have a look at it! :-) Florian -- To unsubscribe from this

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Robert, thanks for these links, I will check them out! I wonder that no one has ever deployed a real good solution. We can fly to the moon, but we can't install packages pre-configured automatically. What a mess... ;-) Florian -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread rruegner
Hi Florian, this depends on the variable ways software is packed in windows and what you want from a deployment solution to do. So writing a all featured solution would be to much for a open source project i think. Perhaps MS sometime will release a good working solution themselves, then the way

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi there, I see, it'll be a lot of work. ;-) But the unattended.sf.net site has some valueable information that might help! Florian -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Eric Masson
Florian == Florian Effenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, Florian I run a Windows domain based on Samba 3 and I am Florian searching for a way to distribute/deploy software to clients. Not really samba related, but as nothing better has popped up atm : http://adamoto.sourceforge.net/ HTH

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread John H Terpstra
On Monday 08 November 2004 06:18, Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Robert, thanks for these links, I will check them out! I wonder that no one has ever deployed a real good solution. We can fly to the moon, but we can't install packages pre-configured automatically. What a mess... ;-) No, no,

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Eric, Not really samba related, but as nothing better has popped up atm : http://adamoto.sourceforge.net/ Thanks, has been bookmarked! Florian -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi John, All submissions of working methods that anyone is using to solve this mess are most welcome. I'll summarize them into the Samba-HOWTO-Collection. I will try to implement something throughout the next months and will let you know as soon as I have it. :-) Florian -- To unsubscribe from

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
John H Terpstra wrote: One of the most common criticisms I hear about Linux and Samba deployment concerns the matter of how to roll out new desktop configurations using controlled mass roll-out methods. I have bumped into companies that what to deploy up to 3000 machines in one hit this way.

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread rruegner
Florian Effenberger schrieb: Hi Eric, Not really samba related, but as nothing better has popped up atm : http://adamoto.sourceforge.net/ Thanks, has been bookmarked! Florian looks very nice -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions:

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-08 Thread Ilia Chipitsine
http://www.opennet.ru/docs/RUS/windows_auto_inst/index.html I'm not sure most people understand russian, but the article itself is just amazing! If You won't find any translator, let me know, I'll translate it. Cheers, Ilia Chipitsine Hi Robert, thanks for these links, I will check them out! I

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread John H Terpstra
Florian, Please keep me updated on your findings and in particular on the solution you end up using. I believe it would be most useful to document this in the Samba-HOWTO-Collection. I look forward to your feedback. Cheers, John T. On Sunday 07 November 2004 09:04, Florian Effenberger wrote:

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi John, Please keep me updated on your findings and in particular on the solution you end up using. I believe it would be most useful to document this in the Samba-HOWTO-Collection. Of course, will do as soon as I know something. ;-) A good page is www.gruppenrichtlinien.de , but it seems that

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Florian Effenberger wrote: Hello, I run a Windows domain based on Samba 3 and I am searching for a way to distribute/deploy software to clients. I.e., a user logging on to a client, software should be automatically installed or upgraded. Is there any common solution? I heard of MSI packages,

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Thomasz, is this page available also in English? Unfortunately not. :-( Florian -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Thomasz, The only solution I'm aware of is MS Active Directory (distributed software installation)... Which needs a MS Windows 2000/2003 Server, and that's exactly what I wanted to omit using Samba. ;-) If you just want to install a system + your applications, try Unattended

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Thomasz, is this page available also in English? Unfortunately not. :-( OK, I know *some* German, but not computer / technical German :) Before I start translating this page - could you sum up what's that about? And if this solution is open source, or not? Tomek --

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Thomasz, The only solution I'm aware of is MS Active Directory (distributed software installation)... Which needs a MS Windows 2000/2003 Server, and that's exactly what I wanted to omit using Samba. ;-) If you just want to install a system + your applications, try

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, OK, I know *some* German, but not computer / technical German :) Before I start translating this page - could you sum up what's that about? And if this solution is open source, or not? It's from a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) describing the group policies, offering some

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Tomek, unattended itself can't - but I'm sure people at its mailing groups will have some knowledge - I saw some of the topics there is about automatic software installation, also after OS is installed. so - who starts the topic there, you or me? :) Could you check these lists and get back to

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Tomek, unattended itself can't - but I'm sure people at its mailing groups will have some knowledge - I saw some of the topics there is about automatic software installation, also after OS is installed. so - who starts the topic there, you or me? :) Could you check

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Tomek, OK, will ask them and elaborate on that here as soon as I get any replies. Thanks! Florian -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba

Re: [Samba] distribute/deploy software to clients

2004-11-07 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Florian Effenberger wrote: Hi Tomek, OK, will ask them and elaborate on that here as soon as I get any replies. Well, seems like that topic was discussed there many times (at least that's what they replied). For archives, see: :) http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=12696 I