Convert MunkiTools to flat package

[Megan Wilhite]

We have decided to use meraki to silently install munkitools on all of our remote client machines. The issue I have run into is meraki will only remotely install flat packages. Is there a way to convert munkitools into a flat package? 

[Gregory Neagle]

Client tools for Munki 2 will be distributed as a flat package.

If you need a flat package now, you'll have to create your own.

If Meraki also requires the packages are signed, you're even further on your own...

-Greg

On Feb 19, 2014, at 3:43 PM, Megan Wilhite <megan....@gmail.com> wrote:

We have decided to use meraki to silently install munkitools on all of our remote client machines. The issue I have run into is meraki will only remotely install flat packages. Is there a way to convert munkitools into a flat package? 

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[Megan Wilhite]

Okay great thanks! I will see what I can do to create my own package.

[Josh Malone]

pkgutil --flatten is your friend

I download the munkitools dist, pull out the app, launchd and core
sub-pkgs and build a mpkg from those using Apple packagemaker. From
there, I use pkgutil --expand followed by pkgutil --flatten to
"re-flatten" the new package into a single file that I can upload to
our CMS for other admins to grab.

[Gregory Neagle]

A bundle-style packaged flattened this way is not guaranteed to work with Apple's installer. A flat package has a different internal organization than a bundle-style package.

On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Josh Malone <josh....@gmail.com> wrote:

> pkgutil --flatten is your friend
>
> I download the munkitools dist, pull out the app, launchd and core
> sub-pkgs and build a mpkg from those using Apple packagemaker. From
> there, I use pkgutil --expand

?? If the package is a bundle-style package it can't be expanded. If it's a flat package, there's no need to expand it and reflatten it...

[Josh Malone]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 8:56 PM, Gregory Neagle <gregn...@mac.com> wrote:
> A bundle-style packaged flattened this way is not guaranteed to work with Apple's installer. A flat package has a different internal organization than a bundle-style package.
>
> On Feb 19, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Josh Malone <josh....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> pkgutil --flatten is your friend
>>
>> I download the munkitools dist, pull out the app, launchd and core
>> sub-pkgs and build a mpkg from those using Apple packagemaker. From
>> there, I use pkgutil --expand
>
> ?? If the package is a bundle-style package it can't be expanded. If it's a flat package, there's no need to expand it and reflatten it...

Okay - that's what I get when I reply to technical emails "off-the-cuff".

What I meant to say was that I use PackageMaker to re-packge the
munkitools without the "admin" portion (I know - not necessary) and
build a flat package using PM. However, I have to expand and
re-flatten it to remove the package signing because all I have is a
self-signed cert and clients will complain. Re-flattening removes the
signature entirely which -- for some reason I don't understand --
doesn't result in any complaints.

Sorry for my previous email - please disregard it. :)

[Megan Wilhite]

Perfect! I will give this a try tomorrow. thanks for the suggestion

[Megan Wilhite]

Okay so I am a total noob. I have never created packages in Macosx. I am not quit sure what I am doing wrong. These are my current steps:

1. Download munkitools

2. Open Package Maker. File Open. Select the munkitools-1.0.0.1864.0.mpkg file

3. Delete the munki admin tools because I don't want to install this on the clients

4. Select Build

5. Right click the new pacakge I built-> Open With-> Flat Package Editor-> Error 'the document munkitools.mpkg could not be opened'. 

I am not quite sure how to create the flat package. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it. 

Thanks

[Josh Malone]

The way I con packagemaker into building a flat pkg, you have to
select Project -> Install Properties and set 10.5 as the minimum
target.

[Greg Coan]

Megan,

You should check out autopkg -- its really great and easy (for the most part) and there is already a recipe for munki-tools.

There is a great group here:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/autopkg-discuss

I'm sure someone will answer your current question here, but in the long run, autopkg is a very great tool in conjunction with munki.

[Gregory Neagle]

AutoPkg is great but there is no recipe for building a flat package for munkitools. 

Sent from my iPhone

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[Greg Coan]

Ah right, its for another management system - sorry!

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[Megan Wilhite]

Thank you so much! I just did a test install and it worked. I really appreciate your help!