Hi Tomas,
> Someone did mention a /noremove switch though. I presume this makes WPKG
> not remove stuff, ever. Since I'm unlikely to want to remove stuff using
> wpkg, how can I use this switch or an equivalent configuration option?
I do not recommend to use this switch in production. Mainly due
Bill Prentice
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On 26/02/2010 16:54, wpkg-users-requ...@lists.wpkg.org wrote:
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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:00:39 +1000
From: Peter Gough
To: Chris Wilcox
Cc: wpkg
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Will WPKG uninstall software it did not
install?
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Hi Peter,
On 27.02.2010 13:07, Peter Gough wrote:
> I only offer my advice based on my own experience which is that without
> careful testing it is difficult to predict exactly what the
> implementation of wpkg will have. I've certainly tripped up more than
> once as a result of my own ill-conceiv
Yes, all true and well worth clarification.
I only offer my advice based on my own experience which is that without
careful testing it is difficult to predict exactly what the implementation
of wpkg will have. I've certainly tripped up more than once as a result of
my own ill-conceived check condi
Hi Peter,
> Simply put if for some reason I decide to rollout Firefox v3.5 to all of
> my clients but some of my users have already installed v3.6 then wpkg
> may install the older version over the top of the newer version assuming
> I use a check condition that specifies the file version as v3.5.
Agreed but this isn't the scenario I was describing.
Simply put if for some reason I decide to rollout Firefox v3.5 to all of my
clients but some of my users have already installed v3.6 then wpkg may
install the older version over the top of the newer version assuming I use a
check condition that
Hi Kevin,
On 26.02.2010 23:19, Kevin Keane wrote:
>> WPKG does __not__ scan the installed software and remove anything,
>> which does not match the profile of the computer.
>
> To be honest, I don't completely trust WPKG in this respect. I have never
> been able to conclusively determine any sce
> -Original Message-
> > Will wpkg uninstall software it did not install, if said software is
> > installed on the computer, has an entry in packages.xml, but
> > is not in
> > the relevant profile?
> >
> > The desired behaviour for myself is that wpkg _not_ do that.
> > Since users
> > are
>
> Will wpkg uninstall software it did not install, if said software is
> installed on the computer, has an entry in packages.xml, but
> is not in
> the relevant profile?
>
> The desired behaviour for myself is that wpkg _not_ do that.
> Since users
> are allowed to install their own software if t
install anything they want in your environment?
Sounds like a recipe for potential disaster!
On 26 February 2010 21:50, Chris Wilcox wrote:
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> > Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:33:20 +
> > From: jetsho...@o2.co.uk
> > To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org
> > Subject: [wpkg-users] W
> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:33:20 +
> From: jetsho...@o2.co.uk
> To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org
> Subject: [wpkg-users] Will WPKG uninstall software it did not install?
>
> Will wpkg uninstall software it did not install, if said software is
> installed on the comp
Will wpkg uninstall software it did not install, if said software is
installed on the computer, has an entry in packages.xml, but is not in
the relevant profile?
The desired behaviour for myself is that wpkg _not_ do that. Since users
are allowed to install their own software if they want.
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