Would it be possible to remove all software from the root of the
unattended/install/packages directory and instead move them to a folder
within the packages directory?
I am not trying to make noise here, but thought that others might have a
similar experience/desire as I do. I not only use unattended for
"unattended" installations, but also as my software repository on the
network. If someone wants a particular piece of software installed I
simply map a drive to the unattended server browse to packages and
manually install the package I want. I also store additional
information in the directory with the package, like documentation on how
to do the manual install or pdf's on how to use the software for other
peoples reference.
For example, when running the prepare script it places the java jre in
the root of the packages directory. I move the install to a folder
called "java" and then put my documentation in the directory with the
installer. I then go to the scripts directory and modify the script
that installs it to reflect the path to where the software resides. Now
when I update the scripts from CVS with the "script-update" bash script,
it overwrites my changes and I have to update it all over again. I
realize that I can exclude whichever files I want to so that I don't
break compatibility, but this is not entirely convenient.
I guess what I am suggesting is some standard structure that we could
use with unattended that would clean up the packages and updates
directory that makes better sense. Perhaps even separating the packages
sub directories into something like:
/unattended/
/packages/
/commercial
/office2003
/notes
/java
/opensource
/openoffice
/pdfcreator
/freeware
/winimage
/winzip
/updates
/ie6sp1
/directx9
Humm... Looking at the above, separating packages into opensource,
freeware, commercial is kind of overkill... But you get the idea.
Am I the only one that sees this as something worth doing? If so, no
problem, I'll just keep doing what I have been doing. But if you think
it makes more sense my way (or rather the way some packages are
already)... what do you say?
Michael
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