So I have downloaded all the the separate .pkg files via the unity download assistant. I am having trouble after that point, i i cant get the script that comes is in the folder to execute to do the installs. I keep getting errors. can you give me an idea of what your workflow is like? I put the installers in jamf admin but seems like i get stuck from there.

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Here's how I'm distributing Visual Studio 8x

Downloading the following components
- Mono Framework - https://www.mono-project.com/
.- Net Core LTS and/or Current) - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/mac/net-core-support?view=vsmac-2019
- Core VS App - See Below
- Xamarin Profiler - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/tools/profiler/release-notes/
- Xamarin Inspector & Workbooks - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/tools/inspector/release-notes/

The core app can be a bit tricky, but they do have full dmg downloads of the core app, when they release a new version, it's guess the file link.

Here's what I have
https://dl.xamarin.com/VsMac/VisualStudioForMac-8.2.1.19.dmg
https://dl.xamarin.com/VsMac/VisualStudioForMac-8.2.0.1105.dmg
https://dl.xamarin.com/VsMac/VisualStudioForMac-8.1.5.9.dmg
https://dl.xamarin.com/VsMac/VisualStudioForMac-8.1.4.5.dmg
https://dl.xamarin.com/VsMac/VisualStudioForMac-7.7.4.1.dmg

To minimum get VS to open, you have to have the core app and the Mono Framework.

HI @stephaniemm77
I really need to see where you are getting stuck to help out. When you run the script or policy manually through terminal what errors are you getting?

It should just be a matter of running each pkg with "sudo installer -pkg /path/to/pkg -target /" one at a time. If one of these fail this is what you need to show me and what the error is.

You are going to need Xcode installed, with the devtools etc, and Java, OpenJDK works fine I think.

Sorry for the delay in response.

Thanks @jstillio so much for this, 11th hour bacon saved1

April, 2022:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/mac/create-offline-installer?view=vsmac-2022

January, 2023:

• An offline installer feature is planned for future versions of Visual Studio for Mac.
  
  

Last updated 12/1/2022.

Unfortunately because of some of these issues we no longer use it in the labs.

A manifest which contains the components available for installation can be found in the install.log.

[2023-06-06 12:27:13.977] [inf] Retrieving remote installation manifest from URL: https://aka.ms/vsmac/manifest/17-stable

You can use this manifest to download the latest artefacts and pull these into your own package for general distribution.

Cross posting from: Visual Studio 2019 - Anyone find a good deployment method?