How to install Munki on MXLinux Latest

Munki is a powerful macOS package management tool used by system administrators to simplify software distribution for macOS devices. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Munki on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, please make sure you have the following:

• A system running the latest version of MXLinux.
• An internet connection to download the Munki installer.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

To be able to run Munki on MXLinux, we need to install some prerequisites.

1. Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or use the application launcher to search for "Terminal."

2. Type the following command to update your system:

   sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
   

3. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

   sudo apt install wget python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools
   

Step 2: Install Munki

Now that we have installed the prerequisites, we can proceed with the installation of Munki.

1. In the terminal, download the latest stable version of Munki by running the following command:

   wget https://github.com/munki/munki/releases/download/v5.5.0/munkitools-5.5.0.5148.pkg
   

   Note: Make sure to check for newer versions of Munki on the official website before continuing. Replace the URL in the command above with the URL of the latest stable version.

2. Once the download is complete, we need to extract the files from the .pkg file by running the following command:

   sudo xar -xf munkitools-5.5.0.5148.pkg
   

3. Next, extract the contents of the Payload file by running the following command:

   cat munkitools-5.5.0.5148.pkg | gzip -d | cpio -i
   

4. Now, we need to install Munki's Python packages. To do that, run the following commands:

   cd munkitools-5.5.0.5148
   sudo python3.7 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
   

5. Finally, we can install Munki by running the following command:

   sudo python3.7 install.py
   

Step 3: Verify Munki Installation

We can now verify that Munki has been installed successfully. To do that, run the following command:

sudo munkiimport

If Munki has been installed correctly, you should see the following output:

usage: munkiimport [-h] [--subdirectory SUBDIRECTORY] [--name NAME] [--displayname DISPLAYNAME]
                   [--developer DEVELOPER] [--version VERSION] [--autoremove] [--unattended_install]
                   [--unattended_uninstall] [--unattended_uninstall_allowed] [--force-forceapple]
                   [--includedir INCLUDEDIR] [--installcheck_script INSTALLCHECK_SCRIPT]
                   [--uninstall_script UNINSTALL_SCRIPT] [--preinstall_script PREINSTALL_SCRIPT]
                   [--postinstall_script POSTINSTALL_SCRIPT] [--preuninstall_script PREUNINSTALL_SCRIPT]
                   [--postuninstall_script POSTUNINSTALL_SCRIPT] [--cleanup_script CLEANUP_SCRIPT]
                   [--icon ICON] [--category CATEGORY] [--nopkg] [--install LOCATION]
                   [--installer_item INSTALLER_ITEM] [--nointeractive] [--uninstallable]
                   [--installwithmajorsubpart] packagepath
munkiimport: error: the following arguments are required: packagepath

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Munki on MXLinux Latest. Now that you have Munki installed, you can use it to manage macOS software installations and updates.

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