Installation-Agent

In development

V2 - in development

Features ( additional to version 1)

• multiple languages will be supported
• an executable (software/script) can be split to multiple execution steps that can have different behaviour like execute in system or user context and many more
• will be supporting multiple UIs that runs on different user session like terminal server
• Powershell support
• multiple versions of one application will be grouped
• categories

V1

Features

• installs software and run scripts from share
• shows status
• users do not need admin privilege to install software/run scripts
• executes in system context
• multiple software can be set to execute (install/run) to service from user
• MSI installer with arguments, can be provisioned silently to clients

Limitations

• do not work with multiple RDP sessions on terminal server
• no translation
• no execution steps
• cannot execute as user

Simple Installation Agent with UI for user and service running in background and installating the software that user choses.

Features

• can install/reinstall/uninstall applications and execute scripts
• background service ensures that the user doesn't need any admin privileges on the computer

Limitations

• works only with one session, i.e. doesn't work with terminal server, because only one NamedPipeServerStream communicate with the client ( will be improved in future )