How to Install Munki on Linux Mint Latest

In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Munki on Linux Mint. Munki is a powerful tool for managing and deploying macOS software, updates, and settings.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, please make sure that you have the following:

• A Linux Mint machine with the latest updates installed
• Superuser privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, we need to install some required packages:

sudo apt-get install -y python-dev python-pip libssl-dev libffi-dev swig git

Step 2: Install Munki

The easiest way to install Munki on Linux systems is using pip, the Python package manager. We need to install munki and its dependencies, which include munkireport-php.

1. First, we need to install munki and its dependencies:

   sudo pip install munki munkireport
   

2. Once the installation finishes, we need to verify that the munki tools are installed:

   which makecatalogs
   

   If the installation was successful, the makecatalogs command should display the location of the tool.

Step 3: Configure Munki

To configure Munki, we need to create the Munki repository directory structure. By default, this is located at /usr/local/munki.

1. Create the default repository directories:

   sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/munki/{catalogs,pkginfo,pkgs,manifests}
   

2. Create a manifest to define which software packages need to be installed:

   sudo nano /usr/local/munki/manifests/mysite
   

   Enter the following:

   <manifest>
     <catalog>testing</catalog>
     <catalog>production</catalog>
     <pkginfo>GoogleChrome</pkginfo>
     <pkginfo>Firefox</pkginfo>
     <pkginfo>MicrosoftEdge</pkginfo>
   </manifest>
   

   Save and close the file.

Step 4: Deploy Software with Munki

Now, we are ready to deploy software using Munki:

1. Import the software packages into Munki:

   sudo mkdir /usr/local/munki/pkgs/googlechrome
   

   Copy the .dmg package to the directory: /usr/local/munki/pkgs/googlechrome/ or use munkiimport tool to import the package.

2. Create a package information file:

   sudo nano /usr/local/munki/pkginfo/googlechrome
   

   Enter the following:

   <?xml version="1.0"?>
   <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
       "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
   <plist version="1.0">
   <dict>
       <key>autoremove</key>
       <true/>
       <key>category</key>
       <array>
           <string>Applications</string>
       </array>
       <key>description</key>
       <string>Google Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser.</string>
       <key>display_name</key>
       <string>Google Chrome</string>
       <key>forced_install</key>
       <true/>
       <key>icon_hash</key>
       <string>SHA256:7dce6aa886a6687fee6229acbd533f16d2a85d78b7c156f76f92d47e2c0ea0cc</string>
       <key>installable_condition</key>
       <string>false</string>
       <key>installer_type</key>
       <string>copy_from_dmg</string>
       <key>minimum_os_version</key>
       <string>10.11.0</string>
       <key>munki_dependencies</key>
       <array>
           <string>ChromeSettings-1.0</string>
       </array>
       <key>name</key>
       <string>GoogleChrome</string>
       <key>notes</key>
       <string>This package will install Google Chrome web browser on your Mac.</string>
       <key>unattended_install</key>
       <true/>
       <key>unattended_uninstall</key>
       <true/>
       <key>version</key>
       <string>90.0.4430.93</string>
   </dict>
   </plist>
   

   Save and close the file.

3. Add the package to the testing or production catalog:

   sudo nano /usr/local/munki/catalogs/testing
   

   Add the name of the package, GoogleChrome, to the file.

4. Run the Munki tools to update the package catalogs and install the software:

   sudo makecatalogs
   sudo managedsoftwareupdate
   

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Munki on Linux Mint and deployed your first software package!

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