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Using Installers from Other Companies, Choose Interact > Lock Screen and then click Lock Screen.

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Repeat this step until all the software you want to copy is in the list. 5 Select a destination. There are several preset locations available in the "Place items in" pop-up menu, including the Applications folder. If you do not see the location you want, you can specify a full pathname. 6 Select your copy options. See "Copy Options" on page 116 for more information on the available options. 7 Click Copy. The software is copied to the indicated location. If the copy operation is unsuccessful, an error message appears in the task feedback window. Using Installers from Other Companies The Install Packages command only works with installers that use the .pkg or .mpkg file format, and some applications can't be installed by simply copying the application to the hard disk. To install software using installers with different file formats, you use a combination of tasks. WARNING: When a controlled computer is restarted after a package installation, some package installations may have processes that run as the root user in the login window. These processes can be a security risk. Test your install packages before installing them on controlled computers to make sure they don't run processes in the login window. To install software with third-party installers: 1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window. 2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list. 3 Choose Interact > Lock Screen and then click Lock Screen. By locking the screen, you prevent the package installation interface from appearing on the controlled computer's screen during installation. 4 Choose Manage > Copy Items. 5 Add the software installer to the "Items to copy" list. For more information, see "Copying Files" on page 116. 6 Select a copy destination. 7 Select After Copying Open Items. 8 Click Copy. The software is copied to the indicated destination. If the copy is operation unsuccessful, an error message appears in the task feedback window. 9 Select a computer that received the copy of the installer. 114 Chapter 8 Administering Client Computers

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Chapter 8
Administering Client Computers
Repeat this step until all the software you want to copy is in the list.
5
Select a destination.
There are several preset locations available in the “Place items in” pop-up menu,
including the Applications folder. If you do not see the location you want, you can
specify a full pathname.
6
Select your copy options.
See “Copy Options” on page 116 for more information on the available options.
7
Click Copy.
The software is copied to the indicated location. If the copy operation is unsuccessful,
an error message appears in the task feedback window.
Using Installers from Other Companies
The Install Packages command only works with installers that use the .pkg or .mpkg file
format, and some applications can’t be installed by simply copying the application to
the hard disk. To install software using installers with different file formats, you use a
combination of tasks.
To install software with third-party installers:
1
Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2
Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3
Choose Interact > Lock Screen and then click Lock Screen.
By locking the screen, you prevent the package installation interface from appearing
on the controlled computer’s screen during installation.
4
Choose Manage > Copy Items.
5
Add the software installer to the “Items to copy” list.
For more information, see “Copying Files” on page 116.
6
Select a copy destination.
7
Select After Copying Open Items.
8
Click Copy.
The software is copied to the indicated destination. If the copy is operation
unsuccessful, an error message appears in the task feedback window.
9
Select a computer that received the copy of the installer.
WARNING:
When a controlled computer is restarted after a package installation, some
package installations may have processes that run as the root user in the login
window. These processes can be a security risk. Test your install packages before
installing them on controlled computers to make sure they don’t run processes in the
login window.