Release Notes for Linux scripts, version 1.1

Release Notes for Linux scripts, version 1.1

Postby hbuhrmester » 06.02.2018, 14:58

Release Notes for Version 1.1

Release date: 2018-02-06
Intended compatibility: WSUS Offline Update Version 11.1.1 and later

Changes in this version:

  • The scripts update-generator.bash and download-updates.bash create temporary directories with random names on each run.

    These temporary directories are created with mktemp, using the templates:
    Code: Select all
    /tmp/update-generator.XXXXXXXXXX
    /tmp/download-updates.XXXXXXXXXX


    The temporary directory of a script is removed, if the script exits without errors. It is preserved for further examination, if the script exits with an error code.

  • Both scripts update-generator.bash and download-updates.bash check the user-ID and refuse to run as root.

    These scripts don't need root privileges. Running the scripts as root and then again as a regular user will mess up ownership and file permissions: Some files will belong to root, and then they can't be modified by regular users anymore.

  • Updates can be joined to a comma-separated list on the command-line, just like the needed languages.

    For example, instead of running:

    Code: Select all
    ./download-updates.bash w61 deu,enu -includesp
    ./download-updates.bash w61-x64 deu,enu -includesp
    ./download-updates.bash w63 deu,enu -includesp
    ./download-updates.bash w63-x64 deu,enu -includesp


    you can now write:

    Code: Select all
    ./download-updates.bash w61,w61-x64,w63,w63-x64 deu,enu -includesp


  • The scripts support eight predefined, internal lists for Windows and Office updates.

    The lists are:

    Code: Select all
    all         all-win         all-ofc
    all-x86     all-win-x86     all-ofc-x86
    all-x64     all-win-x64


    They are defined as:

    Code: Select all
    all           All Windows and Office updates, 32-bit and 64-bit
    all-x86       All Windows and Office updates, 32-bit
    all-x64       All Windows and Office updates, 64-bit
    all-win       All Windows updates, 32-bit and 64-bit
    all-win-x86   All Windows updates, 32-bit
    all-win-x64   All Windows updates, 64-bit
    all-ofc       All Office updates, 32-bit and 64-bit
    all-ofc-x86   All Office updates, 32-bit


    Note, that 64-bit Office updates are always downloaded in addition to 32-bit Office updates. Therefore, a list all-ofc-x64 would be the same as the list all-ofc. This is just, how the Windows script AddOffice2010x64Support.cmd works.

    The internal lists can be combined with single updates. For example, to get all Windows updates, but a single Office update, you could write:

    Code: Select all
    ./download-updates.bash all-win,o2k16-x64 deu,enu -includesp


  • Support of "backports" for old versions of WSUS Offline Update.

    The support of internal lists required some rearrangements of the code. This makes it easier to create "backports" to support earlier versions of WSUS Offline Update. Basically, the scripts update-generator.bash and download-updates.bash now support all updates from Windows XP to Windows 10, and from Office 2003 to 2016. The library updates-and-languages.bash determines the valid updates for a specific version of WSUS Offline Update. A backport for the ESR version 9.2.3 will be released soon as a separate archive.

  • Internal Changes:

    A separate library error-counter.bash was added.

Note: The first post with the introduction and the download links ( viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6180#p21327 ) was updated to point to the new release. The installation guides in English ( viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6180#p21449 ) and German ( viewtopic.php?f=9&t=6180#p21450 ) are unchanged.
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