Linux software deployment guide

Usage and Config SWD
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HI All,

Is there any Linux software deployment guide (sample is .bin) or can we deploy .bin packages to Linux machines? Thanks.Braian

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Please see the FAQ’s for Software Distribution: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS63NW_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.life.doc_9.2/Lifecycle_Man/SWD_Users_Guide/c_frequently_asked_questions.html

What are the currently supported file types?
BigFix Software Distribution can deploy any type of file. Auto-generation of package installation commands is supported for .exe, .msi, .bat, .dmg, .pkg, .rpm, .spb, and App-V files.

Beginning of the Software Distribution Guide:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS63NW_9.2.0/com.ibm.tem.life.doc_9.2/swd_ug_toc.html

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Hi,

Does it mean .bin package is not supported? Thanks. Braian

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Correct. At this point, it is not.

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You could submit a request for enhancement at:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/?BRAND_ID=90

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Well – “Software Distribution” is a loaded term, let’s dissect it…

Software Distribution in the BigFix world means, “Software Distribution Dashboard” and that dashboard is a tool that takes known installer types and generates pretty good tasks for deploying the software. This dashboard does not support .bin files.

That being said, there is nothing stopping you from using the Software Distribution Dashboard to upload your .bin file and then grabbing the prefetch command from the fixlet it generates and using that to make your own fixlet that distributes software. Though you will have to be pretty familiar with actionscript – if you can write a shell script to install the Software then BigFix can install it!

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Hi Strawgate,

Thanks for the clarification. My problem now is it is stack on uploading process.Thanks

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Do you have a simple example of this? So if we want to run chmod and run a sh script or rpm file after grabbing the prefetch command?

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Does Offers supported ?

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Have you already got the info Sir? :slight_smile: