Logic Pro X 11 Packaging the additional content

[Qwheel]

Is anyone having issues packaging the additional content for Logic Pro X 11?

I've tried twice, and my normal method isn't playing ball.

In short, 'Composer' a whole installation, Also move related receipts to /Library/Receipts and add that to Composer. Build the PKG, PKGchunk up the 60-80GB file, upload and test deploy.

If I remember correctly, the Logic Pro X 10 receipts used to appear in the users library and had to be moved. Now they're arriving in /Library/Apple/System/Library/Receipts - this seems to be a protected location. Any sudo ditto commands to that location result in 'Operation not permitted'.

Anyone had any success getting Logic to register all the installed content?

[shannon_pasto · Accepted solution]

I've had difficulty in packaging content in the past so I figured out that you can get all the packages from the plist. You can then package them separately or install them as part of the apps deployment. There's a couple of github repos to help, https://github.com/carlashley/loopdown is the one I used to build my own solution

[shannon_pasto · Accepted solution]

I've had difficulty in packaging content in the past so I figured out that you can get all the packages from the plist. You can then package them separately or install them as part of the apps deployment. There's a couple of github repos to help, https://github.com/carlashley/loopdown is the one I used to build my own solution

[Qwheel]

Well this looks useful...

so I'm running:

sudo /Users/Home/Desktop/loopdown-1.0.20240525/loopdown -a logicpro -f -i -m -o

Does that look about right to you?
It's taking some time... approx 915 packages?

Will finish shortly, will see how the device behaves for a different user shortly.
Seems to be doing the trick though. the MACcontent files are appearing in /Library/Apple/System/Library/Receipts

[Qwheel · Accepted solution]

It took a bit of time.

Didn't realise there was a silent option. I also tried doing a capture of Python3 /Developer/Commandline folder, but it wasn't working.

Managed to get it to run from self service by:
Setting up a python installation, with installomator.
An installation of loopdown to /Var/tmp using composer.

Then running the below script. 

sudo jamf policy -trigger loopdown
sudo jamf policy -trigger python
sudo /private/var/tmp/loopdown/loopdown -a logicpro -f -i -s -m -o

I haven't tested if this'll run unattended, but it's looking pretty good to me.

Actually going to net back 100GB of DP storage thanks to you.

All the best.

[Qwheel]

I should mention... on Logic 11, there is still an annoying prompt for session instruments at first run, but the files are all installed. I presume it's just something each user will need to skip past.

[shannon_pasto]

Not really sure about this as I don't have anyone that uses Logic Pro in my environment. If they install then there shouldn't be any issues.

Glad you got something working.