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mass-install tool - Install software to classroom PCs (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world
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I thought this was the right place to ask, let me know if somewhere else was better.

I have a classroom in a public school with around 30 PCs (windows) I need to install software on (python and codium). They are all the same PCs. In the past there was a management system but due to some licensing issues that does not work anymore.

How its been done before: Go to each and every PC and setup everything manually, or do it once and mirror the HDD 30 times .... both ways very time consuming.

I thought there might be a better way to do this, do you have any idea?

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago

Are they domain joined? You could always use active directory to do a mass install. I like RZget from Ruckzuck but I'm sure there are plenty of similar tools.

Another option is to use SSH and clusterssh to run commands on each machine. Its more of a Linux solution but it should work assuming you willing to go around and add the same public key to each machine.

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