{"id":13519,"date":"2020-02-20T09:53:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T14:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=13519"},"modified":"2024-12-05T09:49:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T14:49:20","slug":"managed-software-center","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/article\/managed-software-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Managed Software Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Managed Software Center (MSC) is an open-source software deployment tool for macOS. It is sometimes referred to as “Munki,” which is the name of the backend process that runs it.<\/p>\n

Managed Software Center is where UVM macOS users can obtain campus-licensed software such as Microsoft Office applications, JMP, SPSS, Endnote, and more. For all intents and purposes it is a custom UVM app store.<\/p>\n

Managed Software Center comes pre-installed on UVM owned laptops that have been enrolled in the Apple DEP program<\/a>, but can also be installed manually as needed.<\/p>\n

Get Started<\/h2>\n \t\t
\r\n \t\t\t

Install software using Managed Software Center<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
\r\n \t\t\t\t
\r\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. Navigate to your “Applications<\/strong>” folder and open the\u00a0“<\/strong>Managed Software Center.app”
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Locate the software you’d like to install. Click the “Install<\/strong>” button beneath the application to start the installation process.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. An Install requested<\/strong>\u00a0message will appear, indicating that the installation has started.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. To view the progress of an installation, click the Updates<\/strong>\u00a0button at the top of the Managed Software Center window.
    \n    \"\"<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n
    \n

    \n \t\t\t\t\tIf you have updates pending, you will need to click the Update All<\/strong>\u00a0button to proceed with the installation of new software. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

    \n \t\t<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\n \t\t

    \r\n \t\t\t

    Installing updates through Managed Software Center<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
    \r\n \t\t\t\t
    \r\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
      \n
    1. Navigate to your Applications<\/strong>\u00a0folder and open the\u00a0Managed Software Center.app
      \n\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Select the Updates<\/strong>\u00a0button from the toolbar at top of the Managed Software Center window.
      \n      \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. All available updates will be displayed, including any pending software installations. Save any work you have open, then click the Update All<\/strong>\u00a0button.\n