{"id":2376,"date":"2019-06-19T17:06:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T17:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/?p=2376"},"modified":"2020-07-07T16:51:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T16:51:01","slug":"why-our-windows-client-is-available-as-msi-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/blogs\/why-our-windows-client-is-available-as-msi-file\/","title":{"rendered":"ownCloud Has a \u2764\ufe0f for Sysadmins \u2013 That\u2019s Why Our Windows Client Is Available as MSI File"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The alternative (but rather boring) version of this article\u2019s headline would have been \u201cownCloud Desktop Client for Windows Is Provided as Enterprise-ready Windows Installer (MSI)\u201d. While that\u2019s true and while \u201centerprise-ready\u201d is a phrase we use frequently (for a reason), it doesn\u2019t hit the nail on the head.<\/p>\n

We care about the people who use ownCloud software. It\u2019s ownCloud\u2019s mission to make your life easier, whether you are an end-user or an admin. So it\u2019s only logical that we take special care of sysadmins\u00a0\u2013 not only on\u00a0System Administrator Appreciation Day<\/a>. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

What\u2019s wrong with an EXE installer?<\/h2>\n

Installing a software which is provided in the form of a\u00a0setup.exe<\/code>\u00a0file is fine for manual installation on a single computer. But in a corporate environment, the situation is different. Every sysadmin working in an enterprise organization knows: The centrally organized automated software deployment to a larger amount of Windows machines in a corporate network can be a pain in the neck if the installer is only available as an EXE file.<\/p>\n

The main drawbacks:<\/p>\n