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  • April 25, 2024
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If Jamf Admin is being discontinued, How do we index a package without it for an uninstall?

Best answer by mm2270

Honestly, the Jamf uninstall process is not all that reliable or safe. Back when they introduced the feature, MacOS installations were much simpler than they are now. I wouldn't depend on using Jamf's uninstall these days for much of anything, assuming it even still functions.

Instead, look for vendor provided uninstallers to start with, and if not present, do some scripting to remove applications. My $0.02.

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jamf-42
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  • April 25, 2024

Not sure this has worked in many many years..  I would not use this for uninstalls.. Use the vendors or script it.. 


AJPinto
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  • April 25, 2024

Jamf is replacing Jamf Admin with Jamf Sync - Admin Tools - Jamf Pro and Jamf Printer Manager - Admin Tools - Jamf Pro. I would wager indexing would be added to Jamf Sync, but Jamf does not currently have the Application published to verify. However, I'm not sure many people are still indexing packages and any recent time I have tried to index a package it has failed.

 

Edit: Correcting myself, Jamf Sync looks to be a tool that just syncs two distribution points similar to JamfMigrator.

GitHub - jamf/JamfSync: Jamf Sync utility for synchronizing between Jamf Pro distribution points and/or file folders


mm2270
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  • April 25, 2024

Honestly, the Jamf uninstall process is not all that reliable or safe. Back when they introduced the feature, MacOS installations were much simpler than they are now. I wouldn't depend on using Jamf's uninstall these days for much of anything, assuming it even still functions.

Instead, look for vendor provided uninstallers to start with, and if not present, do some scripting to remove applications. My $0.02.


scottb
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  • April 25, 2024

Jamf is replacing Jamf Admin with Jamf Sync - Admin Tools - Jamf Pro and Jamf Printer Manager - Admin Tools - Jamf Pro. I would wager indexing would be added to Jamf Sync, but Jamf does not currently have the Application published to verify. However, I'm not sure many people are still indexing packages and any recent time I have tried to index a package it has failed.

 

Edit: Correcting myself, Jamf Sync looks to be a tool that just syncs two distribution points similar to JamfMigrator.

GitHub - jamf/JamfSync: Jamf Sync utility for synchronizing between Jamf Pro distribution points and/or file folders


The only reason I still have Jamf Admin is to sync cloud instances locally.

I hope that one of the above will allow me to do that?

And Jamf has already removed Admin from the 11.4.1 downloads...


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  • April 25, 2024

The only reason I still have Jamf Admin is to sync cloud instances locally.

I hope that one of the above will allow me to do that?

And Jamf has already removed Admin from the 11.4.1 downloads...


The recommendation is to continue using Jamf Admin from 11.4.0, which still works.


scottb
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  • April 25, 2024

The recommendation is to continue using Jamf Admin from 11.4.0, which still works.


Yeah, been using...just hoping it doesn't stop working!


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  • March 18, 2025

What do you mean index a package for an uninstall? I need it for INSTALLS because it says "package could not be verified" on some devices but not others and i can't figure out why


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  • March 18, 2025

Jamf is replacing Jamf Admin with Jamf Sync - Admin Tools - Jamf Pro and Jamf Printer Manager - Admin Tools - Jamf Pro. I would wager indexing would be added to Jamf Sync, but Jamf does not currently have the Application published to verify. However, I'm not sure many people are still indexing packages and any recent time I have tried to index a package it has failed.

 

Edit: Correcting myself, Jamf Sync looks to be a tool that just syncs two distribution points similar to JamfMigrator.

GitHub - jamf/JamfSync: Jamf Sync utility for synchronizing between Jamf Pro distribution points and/or file folders


both of those hyperlinks for Jamf Sync and Printer Manager go to 404 now.