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Parallels Mac Management Features
To modify the properties of the deployment type:
1 Select the Deployment Types tab at the bottom of the Applications workspace.
2 Right-click the deployment type and click Properties in the context menu.
3 The <application_name> - Mac OS X Properties dialog opens.
Use the following instructions to modify the deployment type properties as needed.
Specify the Installation Command Line
To specify the command that you want to use to install, and optionally uninstall, the application on
a Mac, click the Programs tab. The Installation program field is used to specify the command
line. The field is populated automatically and should already contain the installation command for
the application. You can modify the command line as needed.
If you've configured the application for Application Portal, you can optionally specify an
uninstallation command for it. This will enable the Remove button in Application Portal and will
provide a convenient method for removing an application from a Mac. To add the uninstallation
command line, use the following syntax:
:<Installation command>:<Uninstallation command>:
The <Installation command> and <Uninstallation command> parts should contain the installation
and uninstallation commands respectively. You have to find out what the actual uninstallation
command line for a given application is yourself.
As an example, the following command line contains the installation and uninstallation commands
for Firefox (please note the colon characters, which are required):
:/usr/bin/ditto "Firefox.app" "/Applications/Firefox.app":rm -rf "/Applications/Firefox.app":
When you add the uninstallation command to the command line, the Remove button in Application
Portal becomes available once the application is installed on a Mac. If you don't include an
uninstallation command, the Remove button in Application Portal will not be available for the given
application.
Specify the Mandatory Mac Restart Option
To force a mandatory Mac restart after the application is installed on it:
1 Click the User Experience tab.
2 In the Action drop-down list, select the action from the following options:
• No action — The Mac will be restarted only if the application installer requires it.
• Configuration Manager client will force a mandatory device restart — The Mac will be
restarted regardless of whether the application installer requires it or not.