{"id":440,"date":"2016-06-24T15:55:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T21:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jumpcloud.com\/engineering-blog\/?p=440"},"modified":"2023-06-16T12:09:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T16:09:26","slug":"remotely-installing-applications-using-jumpclouds-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/remotely-installing-applications-using-jumpclouds-commands","title":{"rendered":"Remotely Installing Applications Using Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
JumpCloud lets you run commands across any number of systems (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux) or tags in parallel. Once you have a good understanding as an Administrator of Using the Commands Tab, you may determine further ways that you can orchestrate your IT activities using JumpCloud<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article will help to provide you requirements, examples as well as configuration information for installing third-party applications to your JumpCloud managed systems using the Commands Tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before getting started with installing any applications on Windows or Mac OS X using the Commands tab, there are several considerations that will need to be evaluated. You will need to refer to your software vendor’s documentation or support resources to ensure that the package will be supported with JumpCloud per the prerequisites listed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n While this requirement may seem like an unspoken one, in order to successfully install the application to a JumpCloud-managed system it will need to support execution from the command-line. This is important being that not all packages support non-UI installations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Windows<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n In many cases EXE as well as MSI installation packages (Refer to Windows Installer<\/a> wikipedia article for more information<\/i>) will be supported. MSI packages in particular are provided for system administrators who would need to deploy the software to several terminals over a network connection. There shouldn’t be any major differences when comparing an MSI and EXE from a functionality standpoint, however there may be additional options available for MSI packages such as performing “silent” installs or having additional pre-configuration options. Because of this, MSI packages may in some cases be more compatible with the JumpCloud Commands tab. Please refer to your software vendor’s documentation and support for further information on the best options and supported methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mac OS XPrerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Command-line Installation Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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As with Windows, application vendors will distribute different application package types when working with a Mac OS X application. This may include DMG files, PKG files, compressed archives (.zip, .tgz, etc.) or even flat application files. A DMG file is a disk image, which will require the image to be mounted to the system in order to view it’s contents. Because of this, you may find that application deployment will be more preferred using either PKG files, compressed archives or application files but your vendor documentation and support can provide you direct advisement.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUnattended or Silent Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n