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scottlevitt's avatar
scottlevitt
5 months ago

Silent install for macOS

Is there a way to install SoapUI silently via MDM in a managed macOS environment?

3 Replies

  • Humashankar's avatar
    Humashankar
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    3 months ago

    Hi scottlevitt 

    Firstly, if your MDM supports Homebrew, you can install SoapUI silently using the command "brew install --cask soapui", which eliminates manual steps and enables update management via MDM scripts.

    Besides that, you can deploy SoapUI via MDM by downloading the .dmg installer, mounting it silently, and then copying the app to the /Applications directory using a series of commands, including curl, hdiutil, and cp.

    Hope this helps - Happy to help further!!
    Thank you very much and have a great one!
    Warm regards

    • Theile's avatar
      Theile
      New Member
      9 days ago

      I cannot test the homeBrew method, but unfortunately the second suggestion does not work. That will simply just copy the Java installer app to /Applications, and what is really need it for the installer to run a do an installation in an automated way, that can be deployed from MDM.

      Any other suggestions?

  • Humashankar's avatar
    Humashankar
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    8 days ago

    Hi Theile​ 

    Thank you for checking and providing the update. 

    Currently, SoapUI doesn't offer a true silent installer for macOS.

    To delegate this from here. The officially supported method is via Homebrew (brew install --cask soapui), which can be managed through MDM scripts if Homebrew is available in your environment.

    Also, as a backup idea's you can also think about the below options.

    • Manually install SoapUI on a test Mac, complete setup, and use a packaging tool to capture the installed app and support files. Deploy this pre-configured package via MDM, this is a sort of Pre-install and Package Approach.
    • Deploy SoapUI's zip file version, which can be unpacked and run directly if Java is installed. Script the creation of shortcuts or launch scripts as needed.

    The .dmg installer doesn't support silent command-line flags, making scripting the installer itself unfeasible is also for your awareness

    Best Regards