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Utilizing AppLink to Combine
ThinApp Packages
Application Link is a feature that connects dependent application packages at runtime. This allows the
administrator to build relationships between packages without using Setup Capture to package all needed
components into a single package. Component packages are often more eciently packaged, deployed, and
updated separately.
Create links between packages for the following scenarios:
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

the components.
Practice Creating an Application Link Between Packages
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a link to a directory using a ‘*’ wildcard to establish links to all components in that directory.
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renamethefiletosomethingotherthananexeextensiontopreventusersfromrunningthatpackage
directlyAdatextensionwillbeusedinthisexample
AdobeFlashPlayer.dat
CreatethecaptureoftheoriginatingpackagewiththecomponentalreadyinstalledforexampleMozilla
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Package.inifileandsettheRequiredAppLinks

RequiredAppLinks=AdobeFlashPlayer.dat
Placebothpackagesinthesamedirectorylocallyoronthecentralfileshare

NotePackage.iniIfspecifiedas
