how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?
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Is there a way to push firefox and java updates to domain member computers? We used WSUS to push windows updates to clients but is there a way to push other 3rd party software updates w/out updating them one by one?
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@registry2021
You can via GPO. -
@gjacobse said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
@registry2021
You can via GPO.I read pushing software via gpo is a pain. is there another way?
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@registry2021 said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
@gjacobse said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
@registry2021
You can via GPO.I read pushing software via gpo is a pain. is there another way?
You can use tools like PDQ Deploy to deploy software/updates.
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@black3dynamite is there a freeware version of PDQ?
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@registry2021 yes, but the free version is quite limited.
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Using something like Salt or Ansible is another option
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We use Ninite pro.
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I prefer to use Chocolatey.
Salt and Ansible are good options as well, as @DustinB3403 already mentioned.
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I’d go choco. Ninite requires rebuilding the installer (last time I used it) ever time you add/update/remove an application .
Choco is much easier, @JaredBusch uses it if I recall.
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@gjacobse said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
I’d go choco. Ninite requires rebuilding the installer (last time I used it) ever time you add/update/remove an application .
Choco is much easier, @JaredBusch uses it if I recall.
It's included in our RMM now (Atera). Really nice when you have someone calling asking for software and can say, "It's now installed, look at your start menu" without missing a beat on the phone.
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@travisdh1 said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
I prefer to use Chocolatey.
Salt and Ansible are good options as well, as @DustinB3403 already mentioned.
You can actually use use salt and ansible to manage chocolatey, which is cool.
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You can add third party updates with WSUS, but it's more of a manual process to add them than using chocolatey
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@registry2021 said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
@gjacobse said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
@registry2021
You can via GPO.I read pushing software via gpo is a pain. is there another way?
Definitely look into Chocolatey as others have suggested and only use GPO's with MSI if required. I recently moved over to Chocolatey (based on suggestions here) and am very happy I did.
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Chocolately and PDQ are both very easy to utilize.
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@jclambert said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
Chocolately and PDQ are both very easy to utilize.
I'll be using this on domain environment and hoping I can update the workstations remotely. is it possible and which one suits best?
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@registry2021 said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
I'll be using this on domain environment and hoping I can update the workstations remotely. is it possible and which one suits best?
Both can be used in a domain, the question is completely dependent on what you're willing to setup.
PDQ Deploy is likely the easiest to "use" if you don't want to setup anything and you just want a GUI to push packages from a Windows desktop environment.
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Chocolatey is very likely the most flexible solution, but would require some setup on your part to get it going throughout the domain.
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Chocolately - I use the their package choco-upgrade-all-at-start. This will schedule choco to upgrade at every reboot.
There's another package choco-upgrade-all-at that defaults to 4 AM update daily.
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@Dashrender said in how to push 3rd party software updates to domain clients?:
Chocolately - I use the their package choco-upgrade-all-at-start. This will schedule choco to upgrade at every reboot.
There's another package choco-upgrade-all-at that defaults to 4 AM update daily.
/Me screws over @Dashrender because I never reboot my computer. "What closing the lid doesn't count as rebooting?"
