This is the documentation of an old opsi version. The documentation for the current version 4.3 can be found here.

Introduction Linux cients in opsi

This manual describes the operation of Linux clients in opsi.

It’s assumed that the installation and startup of an opsi-server has already been performed.

Essential topics of this manual:

  1. Automatic Linux OS installation

  2. Enrollment and integration of Linux computers in opsi (Installation of the opsi-client-agent)

  3. Provision of the standard opsi software for Linux on the opsi server

  4. Installation of standard software on the Linux clients

  5. standard opsi software for Linux under opsi

  6. Packaging your own software

  7. Creation of opsi packages

  8. Notes on Linux clients

    1. Special commands for Linux

1. Conventions of this document

Commands are highlighted separately:

this is a command

As part of the installation and configuration process, you can copy and execute the commands from these fields in order by copy & paste from this document.

Commands or file names will be highlighted as: opsi-set-rights oder /Applications/opsi-script.

This is an opsi-script code:

Message "Installing "+ $ProductId$ +" ..."

Chapters containing the name of a particular platform are specific to that platform. The supported platforms are:

  • Windows

  • Linux

  • macOS