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Install latest Dropbox using their newer installer style (app)

  • August 15, 2014
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A quick one, I've been scratching my head quite a bit with the newer Dropbox installer.
The Dropbox "installer" comes in a DMG. Turns out it can be automated by calling the following installer:
"/Volumes/Dropbox Installer/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox Installer"

Spaces in the path courtesy of Dropbox.

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    • Anonymous
    • August 18, 2014

    I usually use this python script to handle the dmg's. So, instead of having the policy "Install" the package, it caches it and then runs this script "after" to install it:
    https://github.com/shaidar/Casper/blob/master/install_casper_cache_v0.5.py

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    • monaronyc
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    • July 28, 2017

    @guillaumeremy Can you elaborate on this one for us/me? Pretty please! WHAT exactly and HOW exactly did you set this up in the JSS? We have tried every single instance of trying to create a working install .pkg with no avail. It's never 100%. Willing to try the .DMG route. Please advise.

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    to stop the "admin credentials" nag after a simple install, we use this and it's looking good so far:

    chmod 0000 /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/Resources/*.tgz

    Found that here https://gist.github.com/stefanschmidt/6352002

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