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'''08.06.2006'''
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= 2014 news =
  
WPKG 0.9.9-test3 has been released.
 
  
* fixed bug 26 (XML error reporting is less detailed than in 0.9.8)
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'''14-May-2014'''
  
 
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WPKG 1.3.1 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2014-May/000077.html for more details.
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'''02.06.2006'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.9.9-test2 has been released.
+
 
+
* read only XML files
+
 
+
Previously WPKG would try to parse all files in hosts/packages/profiles folder - for example, README etc., where it should only attempt to read XML files.
+
 
+
Thanks to Chris Freeze for the patch.
+
  
  
 
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'''13-May-2014'''
  
'''28.05.2006'''
+
WPKG-GP 0.17 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2014-May/009840.html for more info.
  
WPKG 0.9.9-test1 has been released.
 
  
* packages, profiles and hosts can be defined in separate files.
+
= 2011 news =
  
Big thanks to Knud Ahrnell Albrechtsen for the patch.
+
'''08-Dec-2011'''
  
 
+
WPKG 1.3 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-December/000076.html for more details.
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+
 
+
'''24.04.2006'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.9.8 has been released.
+
 
+
WPKG-0.9.8-test3 released as 0.9.8 (stable) - no changes.
+
  
  
 
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'''21.04.2006'''
+
'''16-Jul-2011'''
  
WPKG 0.9.8-test3 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.2 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-July/000072.html for more details.
 
+
* fix for "checkval error" when using the 'versiongreaterorequal' check
+
 
+
Thanks to Paul Griffith for the fix.
+
  
  
 
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'''17.04.2006'''
+
'''12-Jul-2011'''
 
+
WPKG 0.9.8-test2 has been released.
+
 
+
* more debugging info (when /debug is used)
+
* "logical tests" fixes
+
  
Thanks to Frank Lee for patches.
+
WPKG 1.1.3-RC15 pre-release. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-July/000071.html for more details.
  
  
 
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'''09.04.2006'''
+
'''03-Jul-2011'''
  
WPKG 0.9.8-test1 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.1.3-RC11 pre-release. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-July/000070.html for more details.
 
+
* changed "package dependencies" - now they are defined like profile dependencies - see [[package dependencies]]
+
* registry running state - see [[registry running state]]
+
 
+
Thanks to Andre Ilie for patches.
+
  
  
 
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'''03.04.2006'''
+
'''19-Jun-2011'''
 
+
WPKG 0.9.7 has been released.
+
  
WPKG-0.9.7-test2 released as 0.9.7 (stable) - no changes.
+
WPKG 1.1.3-RC8 pre-release. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-June/000067.html for more details.
  
  
 
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'''26.03.2006'''
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'''10-Jan-2011'''
  
WPKG 0.9.7-test2 has been released.
+
wpkg.org is reachable over IPv6. Please report any connectivity problems you may have.
  
Reboot behaviour more customizable (see rebootpatch.diff patch):
 
  
* without option /rebootcmd  -> normal behaviour
+
= 2010 news =
  
* with option /rebootcmd:special  -> looks if it can find tools\psshutdown.exe (from Sysinternals) and uses the loop from Frank Lee (introduced in 0.9.6)
+
'''18-Nov-2010'''
  
* with option  /rebootcmd:wpkg\myshutdown.bat _or_ option  /rebootcmd:\\server\share\myshutdown.bat  -> it uses this for reboot
+
An article about WPKG has been published in the german IT-Magazine "iX" 12/2010 page 132ff.<br />
  
Thanks to Falko Trojahn for the patch.
+
Gougousoudis, Alexandros: "Softwareverteilung: WPKG und Samba Gruppenrichtlinien für gemischte Umgebungen"<br />
  
  
 
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'''16.03.2006'''
+
'''25-Jan-2010'''
  
WPKG 0.9.7-test1 has been released.
+
WPKG Client 1.3.10 (testing) has been released.<br />
  
* fixed bug 19 (multiple calls to wpkg.js /install:package add more entries to wpkg.xml)
+
See the original announcement:<br />
  
Thanks to Stian Husemoen for the patch.
+
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2010-January/000063.html
  
* fixed bug 1 (regular expressions are broken)
 
  
See [[Regular_expression_support]] for more info on using regular expressions.
+
= 2009 news =
  
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+
'''26-Sep-2009'''
  
WPKG 0.9.6 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.1.2 (stable) has been released.<br />
  
WPKG-0.9.6-test2 released as 0.9.6 (stable) - no changes.
+
See the original announcement including the full changelog:<br />
  
 
+
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-September/000062.html
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+
'''07.03.2006'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.9.6-test1 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a testing release.
+
 
+
* three patches, which implement:
+
** [[Logical_tests]]
+
** [[Version_checking]]
+
** [[Package_dependencies]]
+
 
+
Thanks to Frank Lee for all new features!
+
  
  
 
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'''05.03.2006'''
+
'''21-Sep-2009'''
 
+
WPKG 0.9.5 has been released.
+
  
This is a stable release.
+
WPKG Client 1.3.9 has been released.<br />
  
WPKG-0.9.5-test1 released as 0.9.5 (stable) - no changes.
+
Small summary (not to be complete):<br />
 +
* 32-bit and 64-bit client versions
 +
* support for /sendStatus switch of wpkg.js 1.1.x (display the progress in the message window)
 +
* support for branding (custom window title and logo)
 +
* remotely start/stop WPKG Service
 +
* using machine credentials for accessing shares
  
  
 
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'''27.02.2006'''
+
'''25-Jun-2009'''<br />
  
WPKG 0.9.5-test1 has been released.
+
Initial release of a new web frontend of WPKG, wpkgExpress 1.0<br />
  
This is a testing release.
+
See the original announcement:<br />
  
* fixed bug 17 (check path expansion)
+
http://mscdex.blogspot.com/2009/06/ta-da.html<br />
 
+
It's now possible to use variables like %PROGRAMFILES% in check type="file".
+
 
+
Thanks to Frank Lee for the patch.
+
  
  
 
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'''27.02.2006'''
+
'''25-Jun-2009'''
  
WPKG 0.9.4 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.1.1 (stable) has been released.<br />
  
This is a stable release.
+
See the original announcement including the full changelog::<br />
  
WPKG-0.9.4-test1 released as 0.9.4 (stable) - no changes in wpkg.js.
+
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-June/000061.html
 
+
* added regular expression examples in hosts.xml
+
  
  
 
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'''06.02.2006'''
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'''23-May-2009'''
 
+
WPKG 0.9.4-test1 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a testing release.
+
  
Changes after 0.9.3:
+
WPKG 1.1.0 (stable) has been released.<br />
  
* fixed bug 14 (Execute=once packages are not controlled by revision tag)
+
See the original announcement including the full changelog::<br />
  
Thanks to Andre Fantomass for the fix!
+
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-May/000055.html
  
  
 
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'''05.02.2006'''
+
'''12-Apr-2009'''
  
WPKG 0.9.3 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.1.0-M21 (testing) has been released.<br />
  
This is a stable release.
+
See the original announcement:<br />
  
WPKG-0.9.3-test1 released as 0.9.3 (stable) - no changes.
+
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-April/000054.html
  
  
 
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'''28.01.2006'''
+
'''29-Mar-2009'''
  
WPKG 0.9.3-test1 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.0.4 has been released.<br />
  
This is a testing release.
+
See the original announcement:<br />
 +
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-March/000051.html
  
Changes after 0.9.2:
 
  
* fixed bug 13 (execute=always packages get added to the wpkg.xml file on every run)
+
= 2008 news =
  
Thanks to Andre Fantomass for the fix!
+
'''03-Nov-2008'''
  
 
+
WPKG Client 1.3.6 has been released.<br />
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+
* logon delay fixes.
'''09.12.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.9.2 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a stable release.
+
 
+
WPKG-0.9.2-test1 released as 0.9.2 (stable) - no changes.
+
  
  
 
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'''03.12.2005'''
+
'''30-Jun-2008'''
 
+
WPKG 0.9.2-test1 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a testing release.
+
 
+
Changes after 0.9.1:
+
 
+
* fixed bug 6 (regenerate wpkg.xml)
+
* fixed bug 11 (execute="once" broken)
+
* some check types were removed because they introduced many bugs and weren't tested very well:
+
** registry: missing, equalsnocase, equals, lessthan, greaterthan
+
** file: missing, sizeequals, sizelessthan, sizegreaterthan
+
  
Depending on the user input, these features may be reintroduced again some day in the future (did anyone use it?)
+
WPKG Client 1.3.4 has been released.<br />
 +
* some minor wpkginst.exe GUI reorganisation,
 +
* 64 bit version.
  
  
 
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'''13.11.2005'''
+
'''25-Jun-2008'''
  
WPKG 0.9.1 has been released.
+
WPKG Client 1.3.3 has been released.<br />
 
+
Only some minor wpkginst.exe GUI reorganisation. Perhaps will be released as 1.4.0-stable soon.
This is a stable release.
+
 
+
Changes after 0.9:
+
 
+
* execute="always" attribute (it's more clear now that the "install cmd" will be executed each time)
+
* WPKG can notify the user upon the installation of selected packages with notify="true" attribute
+
* added sample wpkg-start.bat with examples on how to start WPKG
+
  
  
 
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'''31.10.2005'''
+
'''11-Jun-2008'''
  
Our all pages are in WIKI now!
+
WPKG Client 1.3.2 has been released.<br />
 
+
See full release announcement: http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2008-June/000048.html.
This means you can add/edit/correct nearly all WPKG-related content.
+
 
+
I also hope everything looks better now.
+
  
  
 
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'''10.10.2005'''
+
'''23-Apr-2008'''
  
WPKG 0.9.1-test1 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.0.2 has been released.<br />
 +
See [http://wpkg.org/files/stable/Changelog-1.0 full WPKG-1.0.x changelog].
  
This is a testing release.
 
  
Thu Oct 10 2005
+
WPKG 1.1.0-M5 has been released.<br />
 
+
See [http://wpkg.org/files/beta/Changelog-1.1.0-M5 full WPKG-1.1.0-M5 changelog].
V 0.9.1-test1
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.9:
+
* execute="always" attribute (it's more clear now that the "install cmd" will be executed each time)
+
* WPKG can notify the user upon the installation of selected packages with notify="true" attribute
+
 
+
Thanks to K. Dohmann for sending a patch!
+
  
  
 
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'''08.09.2005'''
+
'''16-Apr-2008'''
 
+
WPKG 0.9 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a stable release.
+
 
+
No changes after WPKG 0.9-test5 were made.
+
  
 +
WPKG Client 1.2.1 has been released.<br />
 +
<pre>
 +
Summary:
 +
- Fixed bug preventing command-line installation when the settings file was on a password-protected network share.
 +
</pre>
  
 
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'''25.08.2005'''
+
'''14-Apr-2008'''
  
WPKG 0.9-test5 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.0.1 has been released.<br />
 +
See [http://wpkg.org/files/stable/Changelog-1.0 full WPKG-1.0 changelog].
  
This is a testing release.
 
  
Thu Aug 25 2005
+
WPKG 1.1.0-M4 has been released.<br />
 
+
See [http://wpkg.org/files/beta/Changelog-1.1.0-M4 full WPKG-1.1.0-M4 changelog].
V 0.9-test5
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.9-test4:
+
* fixed reboots-always-after-removal - http://bugs.wpkg.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2
+
* fixed a few typos
+
 
+
Thanks to Suuri Kikkeli for sending a patch!
+
  
  
 
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'''19.08.2005'''
+
'''06-Apr-2008'''
  
We have a Bugzilla running now!
+
WPKG 1.0 has been released.<br />
 +
WPKG 1.0-rc9 was released as WPKG-1.0 with no changes.<br />
 +
See [http://wpkg.org/files/stable/Changelog-1.0 full WPKG-1.0 changelog].
  
For those interested in reporting bugs, adding feature requests, sending patches, please visit http://bugs.wpkg.org/.
 
  
 
+
WPKG 1.1.0-M3 has been released.<br />
----
+
See [http://wpkg.org/files/beta/Changelog-1.1.0-M3 full WPKG-1.1.0-M3 changelog].
'''14.07.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.9-test4 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a testing release.
+
 
+
Thu Jul 14 2005
+
 
+
V 0.9-test4
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.9-test3:
+
* new, very detailed checks (see packages.xml for more info) - thanks to Gordon Klimm
+
* removing packages now always use "remove cmd" from packages.xml which is on the server, not wpkg.xml on the client - thanks to Gordon Klimm again
+
  
  
 
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'''08.07.2005'''
+
'''02-Apr-2008'''
 
+
WPKG 0.9-test3 has been released.
+
  
This is a testing release.
+
WPKG 1.0-rc9 has been released.<br />
 +
<pre>
 +
Changes/fixes visible to the user:
  
Fri Jul 8 2005
+
Summary:
 +
- Fixed crash when /force was used in conjunction with /synchronize
 +
- Do not force quit if installation fails (unsless /qutonerror is set)
  
V 0.9-test3
+
FIX: WPKG crashed when /force was used in conjunction with /synchronize. Fixed.
 +
MOD: WPKG was forced to exit if package checks failed after installation or if
 +
    a package failed to remove. This has been changed. Now WPKG prints an
 +
    error (unless /quitonerror is used).
 +
    Note that installation of packages depending on the failed one will fail
 +
    as well. Some packages require reboot unless checks yield true. Therefore
 +
    it is crucial to define correct package reboot flags for such packages.
 +
</pre>
  
wpkg.js changes after 0.9-test2:
+
Thanks to Rainer Meier.
* new flag: /noreboot - system will not reboot, regardless of need
+
* /nonotify should really work now...
+
  
  
 
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'''06.07.2005'''
+
'''10-Mar-2008'''
  
WPKG 0.9-test2 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.0-rc8 has been released.<br />
 +
<pre>
 +
Changes/fixes visible to the user:
  
This is a testing release.
+
Summary:
 +
- Fixed missing quote in log output
  
Wed Jul 6 2005
+
FIX: Included cosmetic fix for Bug 104 (opening quotation missing).
 +
    This fix adds a missing opening quotation in debug output when a new
 +
    package is added to the local settings node (after installation success).
 +
FIX: Fixed Bug 103. /help screen is not showing up if config.xml is missing and
 +
    null-pointer exception is thrown.
 +
</pre>
  
V 0.9-test2
+
Thanks to Frank Lee and Rainer Meier.
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.9-test1:
+
* new flag: /nonotify - use it together with /quiet to get rid of all WPKG output / notify window.
+
  
  
 
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'''04.07.2005'''
+
'''15-Jan-2008'''
  
WPKG 0.9-test1 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.0-rc7 has been released.<br />
 +
<pre>
 +
Changes/fixes visible to the user:
  
This is a testing release.
+
Summary:
 +
- Fixed Bug 96 - equality check on non-existing registry key yields exception
  
Mon Jul 4 2005
+
FIX: Fixed Bug 96. Equality check on non-existing registry value yields an
 +
    exception. The same could theoretically occur as well on IP-address
 +
    evaluation. However there it's very unlikely to happen but I fixed it as
 +
    well.
 +
</pre>
  
V 0.9-test1
+
Thanks to Rainer Meier.
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.8:
+
* querying packages now works fully (all /show: and /query: will work)
+
 
+
Thanks to Gordon Klimm for sending patches!
+
  
  
 
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'''01.07.2005'''
+
'''14-Jan-2008'''
  
WPKG 0.8 has been released.
+
WPKG 1.0-rc6 has been released.<br />
 +
<pre>
 +
''Changelog''
 +
Changes/fixes visible to the user:
  
This is a stable release.
+
Summary:
 +
- Added /noremove flag
  
Fri Jul 1 2005
+
NEW: Added /noremove flag to skip all package uninstallation actions.
 +
    Allows to disable removing of packages. If used in conjunction with the
 +
    /synchronize parameter it will just add packages but never remove them.
 +
    Instead of removing a list of packages which would have been removed
 +
    during that session is printed on exit. Packages are not removed from
 +
    the local settings database (wpkg.xml). Therefore it will contain a list
 +
    of all packages ever installed.
 +
    Note that each package which is requested to be removed (manually or by
 +
    a synchronization request) will be checked for its state by executing its
 +
    included package checks. If the package has been removed manually it will
 +
    also be removed from the settings database. Due to the fact that packages
 +
    whithout checks always return 'false' for during the install-status check
 +
    these packages will disappear from the local wpkg.xml.
 +
</pre>
  
V 0.8
+
Thanks to Rainer Meier.
  
wpkg.js changes after 0.8-test2:
+
= Older news =
* small typos in wpkg.js
+
== 2007 news ==
* For a list of changes between between the stable releases, see the changelog for 0.8-test1 and 0.8-test2 (below)
+
See WPKG news for year [[News_2007|2007]].
 
+
 
+
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+
'''28.06.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.8-test2 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a testing release.
+
 
+
Tue Jun 28 2005
+
 
+
V 0.8-test2
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.8-test1:
+
* small corrections in wpkg.js addressing wrong warnings in certain cases
+
* additional comments in hosts.xml
+
 
+
 
+
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+
'''20.06.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.7 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a stable release.
+
 
+
Mon Jun 20 2005
+
 
+
V 0.7
+
 
+
* WPKG 0.7 (stable) released with no changes from 0.7-test1.
+
 
+
 
+
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+
'''18.06.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.8-test1 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a testing release.
+
 
+
Sat Jun 18 2005
+
 
+
V 0.8-test1
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.7-test1:
+
* new functionality: you can execute scripts/programs once - useful for the tasks you want to do one time only, like disk defragmenting, some testing, changing printers etc.
+
 
+
      <package execute="once">
+
 
+
After that, this task will be added to wpkg.xml, and will not be executed again.
+
 
+
* hostname case is now ignored, you can use upper and lower case and it will work
+
* WPKG will now tell you if the syntax of XML files is not correct (which line, etc.)
+
* new flags:
+
/debug or /verbose - print everything WPKG does, useful for packet installation debugging (and for new users which need to understand how WPKG works)
+
/dryrun - "simulates" packet installing, without installing anything
+
 
+
 
+
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+
'''11.06.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.7-test1 has been released.
+
 
+
This is a testing release.
+
 
+
Sat Jun 11 2005
+
 
+
V 0.7-test1
+
 
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.6:
+
* regular expression support in hosts.xml!
+
You can view the exact syntax on this page:
+
[http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/jscript7/html/jsjsgrpregexpsyntax.asp http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/jscript7/html/jsjsgrpregexpsyntax.asp]
+
 
+
Quick examples:
+
 
+
    <host name="b[0-9]+" profile-id="profile" />
+
 
+
works for: b1, b10, b100
+
does not work for: bubu, b, x, x1, x10, x100
+
 
+
 
+
    <host name=".+" profile-id="profile" />
+
 
+
works for *all* hosts - use with care (!), place at the bottom of hosts.xml
+
 
+
 
+
    <host name="b.+" profile-id="profile1" />
+
 
+
works for "b10", "b11", "b12345" etc.
+
 
+
 
+
    <host name="b.+" profile-id="profile2" />
+
    <host name="bronek1" profile-id="profile1" />
+
    <host name="bron.+" profile-id="profile3" />
+
 
+
Normally, hosts are parsed from top to the bottom, except when the hostname is not a regular expression.
+
So host "bronek" will match "profile1", even though it also matches "b.+" and "bron.+" (which are regular expressions).
+
 
+
 
+
* new flags:
+
 
+
/force - Uses force when performing actions (ignores wpkg.xml).<br>
+
Handy when you're not sure if your system is "up to date" with the state described in hosts.xml, packages.xml and profiles.xml (i.e., when someone was adding / removing software by other means than WPKG).<br>
+
It will "scan" your system for all possible packages from packages.xml, and then, install and/or uninstall packages, according to profiles.xml / packages.xml / hosts.xml for a given host.
+
 
+
/forceInstall - Forces installation over existing packages.<br>
+
The "install" command will be run, even if "check" conditions are met.
+
This can be useful to "repair" packages etc.
+
 
+
 
+
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+
'''10.06.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.6 has been released.
+
 
+
Noone reported issues with 0.6-test1, so from now on WPKG 0.6 is officially stable :)
+
 
+
 
+
Fri Jun 10 2005
+
 
+
V 0.6
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes after 0.6-test1:
+
* More examples in packages.xml on how to use new features
+
 
+
 
+
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+
'''08.06.2005'''
+
 
+
WPKG 0.6-test1 has been released.
+
 
+
It includes major changes over the latest stable version, including the possibility to check if something was installed in Windows Software Add/remove!
+
 
+
Changes:
+
 
+
Wed Jun 8 2005
+
 
+
V 0.6-test1
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes:
+
* Added new check type - it checks if the program is in "Software Add/Remove"
+
 
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An example entry looks like below:
+
 
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      <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Filzip 3.02" />
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In the path="" field you just have to add a name which is in Windows Software Add/Remove - and that's it: you no longer have to figure out the registry entries and/or files!
+
 
+
Of course you can still use "file" and "registry" check types, combine them all etc. (all of them have to be met to consider software installed; they will be checked also *after* installation due to the fact that some installers don't handle exit codes properly).
+
 
+
 
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* Output during the installing looks like below:
+
 
+
      Checking presence of Filzip 3.02; uninstall check condition failed !
+
      Checking presence of Filzip 3.02; file check condition failed !
+
      Checking presence of Filzip 3.02; registry check condition failed !
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      Installing Filzip 3.02...
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      Checking presence of Filzip 3.02; uninstall check condition met.
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      Checking presence of Filzip 3.02; file check condition failed !
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      Checking presence of Filzip 3.02; registry check condition met.
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This can mean:
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- the installation was unsuccessful (and the package won't be written to %SYSTEM32%\wpkg.xml) because the file check condition was not met,
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- file check condition has a typo in packages.xml,
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- you don't have to use that many conditions - one "uninstall" check is often enough.
+
 
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* Changed double quotations to single quotations in packages.xml. Some installation instruction may require using double quotations.
+
 
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----
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'''06.06.2005'''
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An updated version of WPKG web interface has been uploaded.
+
Get it from the download section.
+
 
+
Short installation instruction:
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* Download WPKG-HTTP (see the [[Download|download]] link.
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* Extract it somewhere to you web server tree (for example, /var/www/html/wpkg/).
+
* Set the document root of your Apache web server to /var/www/html/wpkg/. Alternatively, you can set the document root of your virtual host to /var/www/html/wpkg/
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          DocumentRoot "/var/www/html/wpkg/root"
+
 
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* Some directories under wpkg/ should be writable by your Apache server, so don't forget to
+
 
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          chown -R apache wpkg/
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* If you have any problems, please report it to the mailing list.
+
 
+
 
+
----
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'''04.06.2005'''
+
 
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WPKG 0.5-test1 has been released.
+
 
+
Changes include:
+
 
+
wpkg.js changes:
+
* Fixed registry checking.
+
* If there is no '<check type="...' entry for a given package, '<install cmd="...' will be executed each time the machine is booted. This is useful when one wants to execute certain scripts on each machine startup.
+
* If there is more than one '<check type="...' (that is, "file" and "registry"), both of them have to be met to assume the package is installed (before it was OR - so it was any of them).
+
* Added checking *after* installation, too. Some installers return exit code 0 (for example, SAS 9.1.3), even though the installation was unsuccessful. This prevents WPKG from writing such package to wpkg.xml in case it wasn't really installed.
+
* other changes:
+
- we have our own domain - wpkg.org :)
+
- the documentation - which is now on http://wpkg.org - has been greatly improved since the last WPKG release (most of you probably noticed that long time ago)
+
- some work has been done on a web interface to WPKG
+
 
+
 
+
----
+
'''03.06.2005'''
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A new "announcement" list has been added. It's a very low traffic list.
+
You can subscribe to it if you wish to be up to date with WPKG releases and news.
+
 
+
 
+
'''23.05.2005'''
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+
An updated version of WPKG web interface has been uploaded.
+
Get it from the download section.
+
 
+
 
+
----
+
'''21.05.2005'''
+
 
+
The documentation has been updated.
+
Easier installation methods has been described.
+
 
+
 
+
----
+
'''19.05.2005'''
+
 
+
You can now download the sources of the WPKG web interface.
+
Get it from the download section.
+
Beware, it's still alpha...
+
 
+
 
+
----
+
'''14.05.2005'''
+
 
+
Some more examples.
+
 
+
A way to integrate with Unattended has been described.
+
 
+
 
+
----
+
'''13.05.2005'''
+
 
+
A site with examples have been added.
+
 
+
 
+
----
+
'''12.05.2005'''
+
  
A WPKG http backend demo site has been launched on http://wpkg.bilba.pl
+
== 2006 news ==
 +
See WPKG news for year [[News_2006|2006]].
  
If you would like to help develop it (and see the source code), please let us know on the mailing list.
+
== 2005 news ==
 +
See WPKG news for year [[News_2005|2005]].

Latest revision as of 19:40, 14 May 2014

2014 news

14-May-2014

WPKG 1.3.1 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2014-May/000077.html for more details.



13-May-2014

WPKG-GP 0.17 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2014-May/009840.html for more info.


2011 news

08-Dec-2011

WPKG 1.3 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-December/000076.html for more details.



16-Jul-2011

WPKG 1.2 released. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-July/000072.html for more details.



12-Jul-2011

WPKG 1.1.3-RC15 pre-release. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-July/000071.html for more details.



03-Jul-2011

WPKG 1.1.3-RC11 pre-release. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-July/000070.html for more details.



19-Jun-2011

WPKG 1.1.3-RC8 pre-release. See http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2011-June/000067.html for more details.



10-Jan-2011

wpkg.org is reachable over IPv6. Please report any connectivity problems you may have.


2010 news

18-Nov-2010

An article about WPKG has been published in the german IT-Magazine "iX" 12/2010 page 132ff.

Gougousoudis, Alexandros: "Softwareverteilung: WPKG und Samba Gruppenrichtlinien für gemischte Umgebungen"



25-Jan-2010

WPKG Client 1.3.10 (testing) has been released.

See the original announcement:

http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2010-January/000063.html


2009 news

26-Sep-2009

WPKG 1.1.2 (stable) has been released.

See the original announcement including the full changelog:

http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-September/000062.html



21-Sep-2009

WPKG Client 1.3.9 has been released.

Small summary (not to be complete):

  • 32-bit and 64-bit client versions
  • support for /sendStatus switch of wpkg.js 1.1.x (display the progress in the message window)
  • support for branding (custom window title and logo)
  • remotely start/stop WPKG Service
  • using machine credentials for accessing shares



25-Jun-2009

Initial release of a new web frontend of WPKG, wpkgExpress 1.0

See the original announcement:

http://mscdex.blogspot.com/2009/06/ta-da.html



25-Jun-2009

WPKG 1.1.1 (stable) has been released.

See the original announcement including the full changelog::

http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-June/000061.html



23-May-2009

WPKG 1.1.0 (stable) has been released.

See the original announcement including the full changelog::

http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-May/000055.html



12-Apr-2009

WPKG 1.1.0-M21 (testing) has been released.

See the original announcement:

http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-April/000054.html



29-Mar-2009

WPKG 1.0.4 has been released.

See the original announcement:
http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2009-March/000051.html


2008 news

03-Nov-2008

WPKG Client 1.3.6 has been released.

  • logon delay fixes.



30-Jun-2008

WPKG Client 1.3.4 has been released.

  • some minor wpkginst.exe GUI reorganisation,
  • 64 bit version.



25-Jun-2008

WPKG Client 1.3.3 has been released.
Only some minor wpkginst.exe GUI reorganisation. Perhaps will be released as 1.4.0-stable soon.



11-Jun-2008

WPKG Client 1.3.2 has been released.
See full release announcement: http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-announce/2008-June/000048.html.



23-Apr-2008

WPKG 1.0.2 has been released.
See full WPKG-1.0.x changelog.


WPKG 1.1.0-M5 has been released.
See full WPKG-1.1.0-M5 changelog.



16-Apr-2008

WPKG Client 1.2.1 has been released.

Summary:
- Fixed bug preventing command-line installation when the settings file was on a password-protected network share.

14-Apr-2008

WPKG 1.0.1 has been released.
See full WPKG-1.0 changelog.


WPKG 1.1.0-M4 has been released.
See full WPKG-1.1.0-M4 changelog.



06-Apr-2008

WPKG 1.0 has been released.
WPKG 1.0-rc9 was released as WPKG-1.0 with no changes.
See full WPKG-1.0 changelog.


WPKG 1.1.0-M3 has been released.
See full WPKG-1.1.0-M3 changelog.



02-Apr-2008

WPKG 1.0-rc9 has been released.

Changes/fixes visible to the user:

Summary:
- Fixed crash when /force was used in conjunction with /synchronize
- Do not force quit if installation fails (unsless /qutonerror is set)

FIX: WPKG crashed when /force was used in conjunction with /synchronize. Fixed.
MOD: WPKG was forced to exit if package checks failed after installation or if
     a package failed to remove. This has been changed. Now WPKG prints an
     error (unless /quitonerror is used).
     Note that installation of packages depending on the failed one will fail
     as well. Some packages require reboot unless checks yield true. Therefore
     it is crucial to define correct package reboot flags for such packages.

Thanks to Rainer Meier.



10-Mar-2008

WPKG 1.0-rc8 has been released.

Changes/fixes visible to the user:

Summary:
- Fixed missing quote in log output

FIX: Included cosmetic fix for Bug 104 (opening quotation missing).
     This fix adds a missing opening quotation in debug output when a new
     package is added to the local settings node (after installation success).
FIX: Fixed Bug 103. /help screen is not showing up if config.xml is missing and
     null-pointer exception is thrown.

Thanks to Frank Lee and Rainer Meier.



15-Jan-2008

WPKG 1.0-rc7 has been released.

Changes/fixes visible to the user:

Summary:
- Fixed Bug 96 - equality check on non-existing registry key yields exception

FIX: Fixed Bug 96. Equality check on non-existing registry value yields an
     exception. The same could theoretically occur as well on IP-address
     evaluation. However there it's very unlikely to happen but I fixed it as
     well.

Thanks to Rainer Meier.



14-Jan-2008

WPKG 1.0-rc6 has been released.

''Changelog''
Changes/fixes visible to the user:

Summary:
- Added /noremove flag

NEW: Added /noremove flag to skip all package uninstallation actions.
     Allows to disable removing of packages. If used in conjunction with the
     /synchronize parameter it will just add packages but never remove them.
     Instead of removing a list of packages which would have been removed
     during that session is printed on exit. Packages are not removed from
     the local settings database (wpkg.xml). Therefore it will contain a list
     of all packages ever installed.
     Note that each package which is requested to be removed (manually or by
     a synchronization request) will be checked for its state by executing its
     included package checks. If the package has been removed manually it will
     also be removed from the settings database. Due to the fact that packages
     whithout checks always return 'false' for during the install-status check
     these packages will disappear from the local wpkg.xml.

Thanks to Rainer Meier.

Older news

2007 news

See WPKG news for year 2007.

2006 news

See WPKG news for year 2006.

2005 news

See WPKG news for year 2005.