Comments on: Simplify software installations with silent routines http://www.rarst.net/software/silent-install/ cynical thoughts on software, web, etc Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:42:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rarsthttp://www.rarst.net/software/silent-install/#comment-12098 Rarst Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:19:23 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=526#comment-12098 @RushYeah, giving this setup to family probably won't work too well. :)For remote stuff I am thinking about addition of fetching files from my <a href="http://www.rarst.net/software/sharing-files-http-file-server/">HFS</a> file server so I can connect to remote PC with <a href="http://www.rarst.net/software/crossloop/">CrossLoop</a>, launch install routine and keep an eye on it.For home page hijacks I encountered by chance cool <a href="http://www.rarst.net/software/opera-super-setup/">Opera super setup</a> that is great for settings lockdown. @Rush

Yeah, giving this setup to family probably won’t work too well. :)

For remote stuff I am thinking about addition of fetching files from my HFS file server so I can connect to remote PC with CrossLoop, launch install routine and keep an eye on it.

For home page hijacks I encountered by chance cool Opera super setup that is great for settings lockdown.

]]> By: Rushhttp://www.rarst.net/software/silent-install/#comment-12094 Rush Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:08:32 +0000 http://www.rarst.net/?p=526#comment-12094 Good read, Rarst. I drove myself crazy when I was first trying to figure out the s/u installs. After finally getting all the commands down for the different installers, I torpedoed the whole endeavor. The main thing I found in these silent installs is that sometimes, not always, there is no option to install without the bs add-ons like yahoo toolbar or avoid homepage switching, etc. For me, it's easier to talk someone through the next> situation than answer the phone at 2am because my Mom cant figure out what happened to her homepage. U/S installs are great for large deployment packages and operators with some level of skill, but my bright idea to use them as a package installer for the non tech savvy..... not so much. Good read, Rarst. I drove myself crazy when I was first trying to figure out the s/u installs. After finally getting all the commands down for the different installers, I torpedoed the whole endeavor.
The main thing I found in these silent installs is that sometimes, not always, there is no option to install without the bs add-ons like yahoo toolbar or avoid homepage switching, etc. For me, it’s easier to talk someone through the next> situation than answer the phone at 2am because my Mom cant figure out what happened to her homepage.
U/S installs are great for large deployment packages and operators with some level of skill, but my bright idea to use them as a package installer for the non tech savvy….. not so much.

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