Difference between revisions of "Reference:GeoGebra Mass Installation"

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This page describes how a system administrator can install GeoGebra on many devices at once. For installations on a single machine, see GeoGebra Installation. Please note that all our installers are subject to the GeoGebra non-commercial license.

Chrome OS

If you are in one of the countries supported by Google Play for Education, you should be able to install our app via Google Play for Education.

In other countries you may need to install the Chrome App manually.

GeoGebra Desktop Software

Windows

To install GeoGebra Desktop on many Windows computers in a network:

download the .msi installer of GeoGebra Classic 6 or GeoGebra Classic 5 to a network folder being accessible from all workstations, e.g. \\INSTALL\GeoGebra\.
install GeoGebra silently on each workstation: msiexec /i \\INSTALL\GeoGebra\GeoGebra-Windows-Installer-6-0-389-0.msi ALLUSERS=2 /qn. You may want to put this command into a batch file to save time for typing. It may also be convenient to use remote command execution by using the PsExec utility to install GeoGebra on all devices.

Note that GeoGebra Classic will be automatically updating minor new versions (e.g. 5.0.3 to 5.0.4) by downloading the new version into the user’s Application Data folder and then using it after the next restart of the software. So, you will only need to do a new installation when you want to switch to a new major version (e.g. from 5.0 to 5.2).

Mass installations of GeoGebra Classic 6 will not update automatically.

GeoGebra Tablet and Phone Apps

Please see instructions below for individual platforms.

iOS: you should be able to install the iPad app on mutliple devices using Apple Configurator or similar mobile device management tools.
Android: Please download one of the APKs from https://www.geogebra.org/wiki/en/Reference:GeoGebra_Installation

Contact

In case you need any help with the mass installation, please contact us at office@geogebra.org.

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-== Introduction ==
+{{Installation Guide}}
-In schools there may be a need for installing GeoGebra on a number of computers at the same time as fast and convenient as possible. This document helps the system administrator by sharing some information on this.
+This page describes how a system administrator can install GeoGebra on many devices at once. For installations on a single machine, see [[Reference:GeoGebra Installation|GeoGebra Installation]]. Please note that all our installers are subject to the [http://www.geogebra.org/license GeoGebra non-commercial license].
-== Windows workstations ==
+__NOTOC__
-GeoGebra is shipped in 3 different installers for Windows:
+==Chrome OS==
-# An .exe installer having the name like GeoGebra-Windows-Installer-4-4-1-0.exe and is about 40 MB. This is based on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullsoft_Scriptable_Install_System NSIS] and preferred for end users including students and teachers for home installations. GeoGebra will be copied to the Program Files folder.
+If you are in one of the countries supported by Google Play for Education, you should be able to install our app via [https://play.google.com/edu/landing Google Play for Education].
-# A .zip file like GeoGebra-Windows-Portable-4-4-1-0.zip (about 57 MB). This package is mainly for portable usage: if the user just wants to try out GeoGebra, or if the user is working on a PC of someone else.
-# An .msi file like GeoGebra-Windows-Installer-4-4-1-0.msi (about 62 MB). This is intended for system administrators for multiple installations. GeoGebra will be copied to the Program Files folder by using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Installer Windows Installer].
+In other countries you may need to install the [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/geogebra/bnbaboaihhkjoaolfnfoablhllahjnee?hl=en Chrome App] manually.
-All installer bundles contain the 32 bit version of Oracle Java 7 bundled (currently 1.7.0-45) to make sure that GeoGebra uses a compatible version of Java. Also the .exe and the .msi installers copy such a version of the launcher GeoGebra.exe which takes care of downloading and using the most recent version of GeoGebra on each restart. The new version is always downloaded into the user’s Application Data folder, and on the next restart the new version will be used. By contrast, the portable .zip version will always use the original version.
-=== Classroom installation ===
+== GeoGebra Desktop Software ==
-The .exe and .zip installers can be downloaded directly from GeoGebra’s Download page. The .msi installer is available at http://download.geogebra.org/installers/4.4/. Download the latest version to a network folder being accessible from all workstations in the classroom. For example, let the .msi file be available at \\INSTALL\GeoGebra\GeoGebra-Windows-Installer-4-4-1-0.msi, i.e. on the publicly available server named “INSTALL” in folder named “GeoGebra”. Now the following command (started on a workstation) will install GeoGebra silently on the workstation: “msiexec /i \\INSTALL\GeoGebra\GeoGebra-Windows-Installer-4-4-1-0.msi /qn”.
+=== Windows ===
-You may want to put this command into a batch file to save time for typing. It may also be convenient to use remote command execution by running the [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx PsExec utility], for example.
+To install GeoGebra Desktop on many Windows computers in a network:
-== Mac OS X workstations ==
+* download the .msi installer of [https://download.geogebra.org/package/win-msi6 GeoGebra Classic 6] or [https://download.geogebra.org/package/win-msi GeoGebra Classic 5] to a network folder being accessible from all workstations, e.g. \\INSTALL\GeoGebra\.
-We provide two versions of GeoGebra for Mac OS X:
+* install GeoGebra silently on each workstation: '''msiexec /i \\INSTALL\GeoGebra\GeoGebra-Windows-Installer-6-0-389-0.msi ALLUSERS=2 /qn'''. You may want to put this command into a batch file to save time for typing. It may also be convenient to use remote command execution by using the [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx PsExec utility] to install GeoGebra on all devices.
-# A .zip package (about 60 MB), available on GeoGebra’s Download page.
-# An official version provided by Apple at [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geogebra/id688239420 Mac App Store]. This is preferred since this will be updated automatically on a workstation after Apple’s acceptance of a new release.
+Note that GeoGebra Classic will be automatically updating minor new versions (e.g. 5.0.3 to 5.0.4) by downloading the new version into the user’s '''Application Data''' folder and then using it after the next restart of the software. So, you will only need to do a new installation when you want to switch to a new major version (e.g. from 5.0 to 5.2).
-Both versions include Oracle Java 7. The App Store version may have some different look and behavior at the Load/Save dialogs because of running in sandboxed mode.
-== Linux workstations ==
+Mass installations of GeoGebra Classic 6 will not update automatically.
-GeoGebra is shipped in 5 different installers for Linux:
-# 64/32 bit installers for .deb based systems (Debian, Ubuntu), about 56-58 MB.
+== GeoGebra Tablet and Phone Apps ==
-# 64/32 bit installers for .rpm based systems (Red Hat, openSUSE), about 56-58 MB.
+Please see instructions below for individual platforms.
-# Common portable bundle for 64 and 32 bit systems (about 95 MB).
+;iOS
-All types of installers are directly available on GeoGebra’s Download page. All installers contain Oracle Java 7 bundled. The portable version contains both the 64 and 32 bit version of Oracle Java. By clicking on the download link on GeoGebra’s Download page the appropriate version will be served. If you need to download GeoGebra for a different platform, you can directly download it by the request http://www.geogebra.org/installers/deb.php?bit=... or http://www.geogebra.org/installers/rpm.php?bit=... where ... can be “64” or “32”.
+: you should be able to install the [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geogebra/id687678494?mt=8 iPad app] on mutliple devices using [https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/apple-configurator/id434433123?mt=12 Apple Configurator] or similar mobile device management tools.
-The .deb and .rpm installers will automatically add the official GeoGebra repository to the package management system on the workstation. This will enable automatic update of GeoGebra every time when a new version is released.
+;Android
-=== Providing GeoGebra in a Linux distribution ===
+:Please download one of the APKs from https://www.geogebra.org/wiki/en/Reference:GeoGebra_Installation
-You may want to create your custom Linux distribution with GeoGebra included. The best way is to add the official GeoGebra repository (http://www.geogebra.net/linux/) to your package management system. The GPG key of the repository is at http://www.geogebra.net/linux/office@geogebra.org.gpg.key.
-== Other platforms ==
+[[Category:Installation]]
-Currently no other platforms are supported. From version 4.4 GeoGebra uses some platform dependent libraries which are currently not available on other platforms than Windows 32/64 bit, Mac 64 bit and Linux 32/64 bit. We may add support for other architectures in future as well.
+== Contact ==
+In case you need any help with the mass installation, please contact us at [mailto:office@geogebra.org office@geogebra.org].