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Technote 026
Installing Adobe CS 3 with LANrev
Problem:
How do I deploy Adobe CS 3 volume licenses with LANrev's Software Distribution Center (SDC)?
Solution:
Adobe has provided a mechanism for their Macintosh and Windows CS 3 installers to be used with software distribution tools. Before installing, some preparation is required that is described in Adobe's Support Knowledgebase Document 400588.
For the Macintosh, the additional shell script 'LANrev_Install_CS3_Suite.sh' is required (you can download it here). Make sure that the 'LANrev_Install_CS3_Suite.sh' script has the Execute permission set.
To create a LANrev SDC package definition for Macintosh CS 3 installations:
- Copy the contents of the Adobe CD onto the hard disk.
- Copy the install.xml file into the folder where the 'Setup' app is located and rename it to 'deployment-install.xml'. Adjust the content depending on what components you want to install from the suite. If you want to install everything make no changes.
- Copy the 'LANrev_Install_CS3_Suite.sh' script into the folder where the 'Setup' app is located.
- Choose the 'LANrev_Install_CS3_Suite.sh' script as the executable and check the 'Transfer all files in folder containing executable' option.
- Pick the installation option to install as 'Current logged-in user' and check 'Requires admin privileges'.
To create a LANrev SDC package definition for Windows CS 3 installations:
- Copy the contents of the Adobe CD onto the hard disk.
- Copy the install.xml file into the folder where the 'Setup' app is located and rename it to 'deployment-install.xml'. Adjust the content depending on what components you want to install from the suite. If you want to install everything make no changes.
- Choose setup.exe as the executable and check the 'Transfer all files in folder containing executable' option.
- Specify the following 'Executable options': --mode=silent --deploymentFile=deployment-install.xml
- Set the installation user context to an administrator account.
See the cs3_deployment.pdf document for instructions on editing the 'application.xml.override' file to preserialize and configure the interface elements that appear during the first launch of a Creative Suite 3 application.
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