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Ylianst / MeshCentral

A complete web-based remote monitoring and management web site. Once setup you can install agents and perform remote desktop session to devices on the local network or over the Internet.
https://meshcentral.com
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Agent Update from Bundle to Flat MPKG #2476

Open zackrspv opened 3 years ago

zackrspv commented 3 years ago

There are two types of mkpg installers:

  1. Bundle style (legacy way which Apple deprecated) after MacOS 10.5
  2. Flat style xar based(10.5 and later uses this style for mpkg packaging)

Currently, MeshCentral2 creates a Bundle Style MPKG file for installation of the Mesh Agent on MacOS.

It would be ideal if the Agent could be updated to a flat style installer instead, so that it can be properly leveraged on the more recent versions of MacOS.

Here is more information on understanding the package differences https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2014/06/01/understanding-payload-free-packages/

Here's another resource we found on bundle style to flat style package changes required https://macadmins.psu.edu/files/2019/07/psumac2019-345-Installer-Package-Scripting-Making-your-deployments-easier-one-at-a-time.pdf.

Regards,

--Phillip

Ylianst commented 3 years ago

I agree. We do have to create the installer within the MeshCentral server itself as we change the installer depending on the server and device groups you select. We will need to take a look at that.

si458 commented 6 months ago

I have done loads of customise feature this past few weeks for the osx mpkg file the mpkg is now customised with filename, group, install locations, etc... you can test this all out by using the master docker image OR npm install Ylianst/MeshCentral

in theory you can copy the internal.pkg from inside the meshagent.mpkg and just run it and it works! its just sadly its not customised like the mpkg file is which I'm looking into this week or so