Deploying Universal Type Client

[Kedgar]

Have any of you deployed the Universal type client? I am deploying it along
with the server config file. I have some questions about how you
programmatically disable other font management software and deploy the
plug-ins at install time.

Thank you,
Ken Edgar

[bentoms]

We do use UTS.

We install the pkg at 1st run AFTER CS. This way all plugins are installed, without having to snapshot.

Regards,
Ben Toms
IT Support Analyst GREY Group
The Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS
T: +44 (0) 20-3037-3819 |
Main: +44 (0) 20 3037 3000 | IT Helpdesk: +44 (0) 20 3037 3883

[Kedgar]

Thanks Ben,

I just realized that it seems to deploy the plug-ins automatically with the
installer package. We have users right now using Suitcase Fusion & Fusion
2... sometimes along with FontBook. It's a bit of a mess that I hope to
clean up with UTS.

[bentoms]

Not sure if this will help anyone.

We're using UTS with AD, but as we've such a large AD the LDAP syncs started messing up & now we're using a MSSQL DB for all our user information.

We wanted to change the default users settings, & after speaking to Extensis we were given some SQL Commands to make the updates we wanted, details are here: http://macmule.com

Regards,
Ben Toms
IT Support Analyst GREY Group
The Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS
T: +44 (0) 20-3037-3819 |
Main: +44 (0) 20 3037 3000 | IT Helpdesk: +44 (0) 20 3037 3883

[#5]

I noticed that the UTC 2.1.1 mpkg worked fine as a drag and drop into Casper
Admin, but I've had to snapshot 2.1.3 for successful installs.

HTH.

-p

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Pete Curtner
IT Manager

G2 USA

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[#6]

I did a snapshot of 2.1.3 along with server config, I haven't tested auto-activation though…
@ Ben I took the snapshot on a Vanilla OS, will this mean the plugins don’t get installed on the captured package?

Regards,

Myron Joffe
Senior Mac Engineer
JWT London IT Department

myron.joffe at jwt.com
Telephone: 020 7656 7033
Mobile: 078 99 06 4479

[stevewood]

If the Adobe apps are not on the system then no the plug ins will not be
installed.

Steve

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On Feb 15, 2011, at 6:20 AM, "Joffe, Myron" <myron.joffe at jwt.com> wrote:

I did a snapshot of 2.1.3 along with server config, I haven't tested
auto-activation though…
@ Ben I took the snapshot on a Vanilla OS, will this mean the plugins don’t
get installed on the captured package?

Regards,

Myron Joffe
Senior Mac Engineer
JWT London IT Department

*myron.joffe at jwt.com
*Telephone: 020 7656 7033
Mobile: 078 99 06 4479

[bentoms]

Yes. Afaik the plugins are only created when the relevant folders are found during the install process.

Maybe the mpkg requires caching locally before install?

Regards,

Ben Toms

[#9]

Tried that, still inconsistent results when installing straight from the
MPKG. Ended up going with snapshots of Cs3, CS5, and CS3+CS5 versions,
which was a pain but seems to be working well.

Also if you upgrade from any earlier UTC 2.x and after deploying get a
Œcould not start FMCore' error, try rm ­rf .Extensis in the affected ~, log
out and back in, seems to work a champ.

-p

--
Pete Curtner
IT Manager

G2 USA

350 W. Mart Center Dr.
Suite 1212
Chicago, IL 60654
T +1 312 229 8411
C +1 718 249 7047
www.g2.com

On 2/15/11 6:45 AM, "Toms, Ben (Grey Communications Group - IT)" <Ben.Toms at grey.com> wrote:

Yes. Afaik the plugins are only created when the relevant folders are found during the install process. Maybe the mpkg requires caching locally before install? Regards, Ben Toms ----- Original Message ----- From: Joffe, Myron <myron.joffe at jwt.com> To: Curtner, Pete; Casper <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com> Cc: Toms, Ben (Grey Communications Group - IT) Sent: Tue Feb 15 12:20:05 2011 Subject: Re: [Casper] Deploying Universal Type Client I did a snapshot of 2.1.3 along with server config, I haven't tested auto-activation thoughŠ @ Ben I took the snapshot on a Vanilla OS, will this mean the plugins don't get installed on the captured package? Regards, Myron Joffe Senior Mac Engineer JWT London IT Department myron.joffe at jwt.com Telephone: 020 7656 7033 Mobile: 078 99 06 4479 From: Pete Curtner <pcurtner at g2.com> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:43:06 -0800 To: Casper <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com> Subject: Re: [Casper] Deploying Universal Type Client I noticed that the UTC 2.1.1 mpkg worked fine as a drag and drop into Casper Admin, but I've had to snapshot 2.1.3 for successful installs. HTH. -p -- Pete Curtner IT Manager G2 USA 350 W. Mart Center Dr. Suite 1212 Chicago, IL 60654 T +1 312 229 8411 C +1 718 249 7047 www.g2.com > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:06:30 +0000 > From: "Ben.Toms at grey.com" <Ben.Toms at grey.com> > Subject: Re: [Casper] Deploying Universal Type Client > To: ken edgar <ken.edgar at gmail.com>, "casper at list.jamfsoftware.com" > <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com> > Message-ID: <C92FF731.2B12F%ben.toms at grey.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > We do use UTS. > > We install the pkg at 1st run AFTER CS. This way all plugins are installed, > without having to snapshot. > > Regards, > Ben Toms > IT Support Analyst GREY Group > The Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JS > T: +44 (0) 20-3037-3819 | > Main: +44 (0) 20 3037 3000 | IT Helpdesk: +44 (0) 20 3037 3883 > > From: ken edgar <ken.edgar at gmail.com<mailto:ken.edgar at gmail.com>> > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:03:06 +0000 > To: "casper at list.jamfsoftware.com<mailto:casper at list.jamfsoftware.com>" > <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com<mailto:casper at list.jamfsoftware.com>> > Subject: [Casper] Deploying Universal Type Client > > Have any of you deployed the Universal type client? I am deploying it along > with the server config file. I have some questions about how you > programmatically disable other font management software and deploy the > plug-ins at install time. > > Thank you, > Ken Edgar > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: >

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