Supported package types
BigFix Software Distribution can deploy any type of file. Auto-generation of package installation commands is supported for various package types that can be deployed to different endpoints.
The current version of BigFix Software Distribution supports the following file types:
- BAT
- CMD
- DMG (for Mac)
- EXE
- MSI
- MSP
- OSD
- PKG (for Mac and Solaris)
- RPM (for Linux and AIX)
- SPB (Deprecated)
Notes:
- The SPB file type for Windows, Linux, and AIX is no longer supported by BigFix Software Distribution.
- The inspector to check whether a Mac
.pkg
file is installed on an endpoint is not yet available. - The Policy Action type of Mac PKG tasks is not supported in the Software Distribution task deployment process.