[MacTUG] updating apps for managed macs

[Guillermo Fuentes]

Hi Don,

When I researched this, Munki project was the only free solution for application management.
There are quite a few other options in the MDM category. All commercial solutions and expensive. See this comparison:
http://enterpriseios.com/wiki/Comparison_MDM_Providers?quicktabs_mm_tabs=13#quicktabs-mm_tabs

In Munki (and most likely in all other solutions) the applications to manage (install/update/remove) have to be imported to a repository. In the case of Pages, this would mean packaging the iWork application.

Guillermo

On 2012-11-26, at 11:48 AM, Donald Duff-McCracken wrote:

Hi Guys

So good old "softwareupate –I" does a great job of updating the OS and some apps that come with the mac, such as iTunes, etc.

Does it update app store Apple apps (like pages)? How about the non-apple stuff you buy in the app store? I will try this next time I see a mac that needs updating, unfortunately I just updated everything before this question raised its head!

I am thinking of this from a managed macs scenario. Guillermo I know you use Munki (http://code.google.com/p/munki/) -- are there other options out there (above and beyond the obvious one of turning on 'check for updates' -- which does not enforce any updating)

don
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