Can 11.3.3. update be installed via ARD?

[Eric Darby]

Is it possible to do a silent install of the 11.3.3 update via Apple Remote
Desktop 3? We have tons of clients and all have locked down user
restrictions. We would love to automate this process.

Thanks!

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

Is it possible to do a silent install of the 11.3.3 update via Apple Remote
Desktop 3? We have tons of clients and all have locked down user
restrictions. We would love to automate this process.

John C. Welch had a very good article in MacTech about that.
You can, but you basically have to hack together a .pkg yourself.
You can use the release notes to figure out what's new and create a
proper .pkg with Package Maker.

Tedious for only one Mac but definitively worth it when you have 200
;-))

Corentin

 

[Eric Darby]

thanks but that article requires a subscription.

Does anyone else have an answer?

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

thanks but that article requires a subscription.

Does anyone else have an answer?

You don't really need to read the article since the general idea is
rather simple:
- update the app on one Mac
- read the Read-me to figure out which files are new
- build a package with the files from the updated version of Office so
that you can replace them on the other Macs through a .pkg
- use ARD to deploy the .pkg on all Mac.

This, of course, requires that Office is installed in the same location
(/Applications ? ) on all Mac.

Corentin