Chapter 9: Package Distribution; About Package Distribution - Symantec WISE PACKAGE STUDIO 8.0 - REFERENCE V1.0 Reference

Chapter 9
Package Distribution

About Package Distribution

Wise Package Studio Reference
This chapter includes the following topics:
About Package Distribution
Distribution Methods
Moving a Package into Microsoft Active Directory
Copying a Package to the Share Point Directory
Copying a Package to a Network Directory
Copying a Compiled Installation to an FTP Server
Performing an Administrative Installation of a Windows Installer Package
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Use Package Distribution to deploy or share a package by:
Copying a package to the share point directory or an FTP server.
Copying a compiled installation or a project and its associated files to a network
directory.
Creating a Windows Installer administrative installation.
Preparing a package's .MSI file for distribution to end users using Microsoft® Active
Directory.
You can select these types of packages to distribute:
Windows Installer packages: .WSI, .MSI
Merge modules: .WSM, .MSM
Windows Installer patches: .MSP
Transforms: .MST
WiseScript packages: .WSE (Professional Edition only.)
Virtual software packages: .WVP, .VSA (Professional Edition only.)
Note
You cannot distribute device driver (.INF) files or Group Policy Objects (.POL) that are in
the Software Manager database. However, you can create a Group Policy Object
directly, using the Active Directory option in Package Distribution.
You can run Package Distribution from Workbench or from Software Manager. What's
the difference? Typically, when you run Package Distribution from Workbench, you
distribute a project file or the compiled installable file from its source directory, such as
the Workbench project directory. When you distribute from Software Manager, you
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