Crew Two

Author: nick

The lesser known tech guru more influential than Jobs or Gates

This month, January 2019, there was an I.T. conference held at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. Although it is by name an Australian conference, it was attended by 600+ professionals and hobbyists from all over the planet, and included some of the world’s most influential people in the world of computer hardware …


Grammarly 6.6.137 – User based install

About The package is a user-based install. It installs to the user profile (%LocalAppData%) and creates its Uninstall key in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive. For this reason, it needs to run in the user context. This package has been created in native PowerShell and can be run as a standard user. A loop has been …


Mount NTFS partitions in Ubuntu (and SD cards)

Encountered on Maui Linux 17.06 Something that has saved me when doing new Ubuntu builds (which happens fairly often since I like to try all the different flavours!) When clicking an NTFS partition it fails to mount, throwing a long winded error, the essence of which is: “Error mounting /dev/sda1 /media/….”   Open Konsole terminal …


Adobe Reader DC 18.009.20044

Process for packaging or upgrading Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Obtain package source and tools Download the Acrobat Customization Wizard DC from ftp.adobe.com Download the Adobe Reader executable from ftp.adobe.com Download the latest patch update from this location also. Extract required files Extract the contents of AcroRdrDC1800920044_en_US.exe.Copy the patch file AcroRdrDCUpd1800920044.msp to your package folder. This …


Java 8 Update 161

Packaging process for Oracle Java Runtime EnvironmentVersion 8 Update 161 SUMMARY This post outlines the process for packaging Oracle JRE (Java).This process is for 32-bit Java but can be repeated for the 64-bit version. Obtain Package Source Download Java from java.com.Download the 32-bit Windows Offline version. Extract MSI installer from Package Source The Java installer …


Adobe Flash Player PPAPI Plugin 28.0.0.137

Adobe Flash Player PPAPI PluginVersion 28.0.0.137 SUMMARY  This document outlines the process for packaging Adobe Flash Player PPAPI Plugin (for Chromium-based browsers – EG. Chrome, Opera). Obtain Package Source Download the MSI installer from adobe.com.You must have an Adobe login and have applied for a distribution license.  Suppress Automatic Updates To suppress Automatic Updates, we …


Adobe Flash Player NPAPI Plugin 28.0.0.137

Packaging process for Adobe Flash Player NPAPI PluginVersion 28.0.0.137 SUMMARY  This post outlines the process for packaging Adobe Flash Player NPAPI Plugin (for Firefox / Safari / Netscape browsers). Obtain Package Source Download the MSI installer from adobe.comYou must have an Adobe login and have applied for a distribution license. Suppress Automatic Updates To suppress …


Kdenlive Video editor 17.08.1

Packaging Process for KdenliveVersion 17.08.1 SUMMARY This post outlines the process for Packaging Kdenlive Video editor. Obtain Package Source Download the main source files from kdenlive.org. Create Package and add plugins As per instructions in the screenshot above, follow the steps to add H264/265 functionality.Extract to your package folder, in sub-directory ProgramFiles\Kdenlive-17.08.1.Create a shortcut manually …


Apple Safari AppV

Sequencing Process for Apple SafariVersion 5.34.57.2 SUMMARY This post outlines the process for sequencing the Apple Safari browser. Obtain Package Source Apple has stopped updating Safari for Windows and it is not offered on their website, but is available on Techspot. Download Safari. Create Scripts for Install, Uninstall and Configuration Although we are sequencing to …