{"id":2124,"date":"2017-02-23T11:32:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T11:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emtunc.org\/blog\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2017-02-23T11:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T11:32:19","slug":"ninite-appsheet-patching-just-got-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emtunc.org\/blog\/02\/2017\/ninite-appsheet-patching-just-got-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninite Appsheet – Patching Just Got Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ninite<\/a> has long been my number one tool for deploying, updating and removing popular 3rd party applications… I especially enjoy the feeling of removing Flash and Java from any where I\u00a0can get my hands on \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Up until now, Ninite has been completely agentless. You get a simple light-weight .exe which you can either run by double clicking or by using switches in the CLI<\/a> (NinitePro.exe).
\nTo automate the process of deploying or updating applications you previously had to script something together\u00a0and schedule the .exe to run at a schedule. I don’t mean to make it sound like scripting it to make it work in your environment is difficult – it really isn’t but<\/strong> sometimes it can be\u00a0tricky to implement for machines that are either not on the domain or simply not on the premises to receive those updates.<\/p>\n

Please note that these new features are designed for business\/enterprise environments so only available for Ninite Pro users.<\/p>\n

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Ninite Appsheet<\/h3>\n

Ninite Appsheet is like NinitePro.exe on steroids. Here’s why…<\/p>\n

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  1. It’s\u00a0browser based<\/strong>. Yes, you can now add, remove and patch your machines via a web browser. From anywhere.<\/li>\n
  2. It presents a very intuitive interface. You can instantly see an overview of your estate in the Overview tab<\/li>\n
  3. Easily patch a single application on all machines or all applications on a single machine – the flexibility to patch your machines\u00a0makes life a lot easier here<\/li>\n
  4. Policies!!!<\/strong> I’m really excited about this one. You now have the ability to set policies so that updates are checked for and applied hourly. You can also set exceptions here so don’t worry guys, that finance application will still have access to Java 6 (kill me now).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What I really like about the new management interface is that because it is so easy to use I feel confident giving my colleagues on the service desk staff access to run wild with it.<\/p>\n

    Below I will briefly go over the installation of the agent and then move on to summarise the different tabs in the Ninite Appsheet web interface.<\/p>\n

    Installing the Agent and How it Works<\/h3>\n

    In typical Ninite fashion, the agent is only a few hundred Kilobytes. Installation literally takes seconds and no reboot is necessary.<\/p>\n

    There are a number of ways you can install the agent:<\/p>\n