Tag: packaging
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Using the distribution-style flag in munkipkg for PreStage Enrollment in Jamf
Even though Jamf has its own package creation tool (Jamf Composer), there are lots of great reasons to use munkipkg instead for creating custom packages, as Elliot Jordan outlines in You might like MunkiPkg. One of the keys munkipkg has is the distribution-style key (more details in the munkipkg README), which is usually fine to…
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Modifying a distribution .pkg that has max macOS version requirements
What’s the problem? A vendor has the option, when creating a macOS distribution package, to put in a minimum and/or maximum macOS version. That can make things slightly annoying if you’re trying, for example, to test out the current vendor package on a beta macOS version (or even a fully released macOS version that the…
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Don’t store your munkipkg files in Google Drive File Stream
If you’re using munkipkg, don’t store your munkipkg files in Google Drive File Stream‘s mounted volume. You may get weird permissions issues in your .pkgs or hidden files that mess up your built packages.