For deployment purposes, custom installation packages can be used with a number of utilities to automate the process of mass software deployment with little user interaction. In singleuser environments, where user interaction may be desired, Installer packages allow you to have a professionallooking appearance that is customized to your particular software or configuration. Custom installation packages can be easily used to upgrade software and related files and can facilitate a customized welcome message, readme file, and software license to which the user must agree. Your package can also designate whether the computer is to be restarted after software is installed. This lesson deals with the Applespecific packagecreation utility called PackageMaker, as well as other, thirdparty utilities. By the end of this lesson, you'll know how to create, customize, and deploy custom packages to computers running Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. |