All latest versions of JIRA Client (starting 1.3 Beta) do support silent install. We use install4j as installer and the silent install command line will look like: jiraclient-2_3_4.exe -q
Complete reference to installer command line options may be found here: http://resources.ej-technologies.com/install4j/help/doc/helptopics/installers/options.html
There are two things that will require some additional fixing, which can be done with a simple .bat file:
- Add JIRA Client shortcut if necessary.
- To the installation root folder add the license file and the configuration file, which will tell JIRA Client where the license is. This is done in two simple steps:
- Place license key file in the installation root folder
- Create a plain-text file called "jiraclient.properties" in the installation root folder with the following text: jiraclient.license=<the name of the license file>
You can also create your own script for silent installation. JIRA Client installer has only two really important functions: it unpacks and copies files. So you can install JIRA Client once, add the license key and a configuration file (as described above), then make a ZIP archive of the JIRA Client's installation folder, and when you need to deploy it on a PC, simply unpack it from the archive to the desired location. There are a few things to remember when installing this way:
- You won't get program group and shortcuts under "Start" menu.
- The fact that JIRA Client is installed will not be recognized by JIRA Client installer, if it is run on that computer later. (The installer won't suggest the same directory and won't check if JIRA Client is running, otherwise it's ok.)
- You need to install from the full JIRA Client distributive, which includes Java, in the "jre" folder in the installation root folder.