Munki is an open-source software management solution for macOS devices. It allows administrators to manage software installations, updates, and removals on individual or fleet devices. This tutorial will guide you on how to install Munki on Debian Latest.
Before we start with the installation, please ensure you have the following:
Open the terminal on your Debian system and run the following command to update your package list:
sudo apt-get update
Munki requires the Python packages python-bottle and python-dev. To install them, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install python-bottle python-dev -y
Download Munki package from the official Munki website. Open the terminal and run the following command to download the package:
wget https://github.com/munki/munki/releases/download/v5.5.1/munkitools-5.5.1.4055.tar.gz
Note: Replace the version number with the latest available version available on the official Munki releases page.
After downloading the package, navigate to the directory where the package is downloaded and extract the files using the following command:
tar -xvzf munkitools-5.5.1.4055.tar.gz
Once extracted, navigate to the munkitools-5.5.1.4055 directory and run the following command to install Munki:
sudo ./install.sh
Note: Replace the version number with the version number you downloaded in step 2.
After successfully installing Munki, navigate to the munki directory using the following command:
cd /usr/local/munki/
To configure Munki, create a client_prefs file using the following command:
sudo /usr/bin/touch client_prefs
Open the client_prefs file using your preferred text editor and add the following lines to it:
SoftwareRepoURL = https://munki.example.com/repo
Note: Replace https://munki.example.com/repo with your Munki repository URL.
Finally, run the following command to restart the Munki service:
sudo launchctl stop com.googlecode.munki.*
sudo launchctl start com.googlecode.munki.managedsoftwareupdate.managedsoftwareupdate
After following these steps, you have successfully installed and configured Munki on Debian Latest. You can now use Munki to manage software installations, updates, and removals on your macOS devices.
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