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To Utilize AppLink to Combine ThinApp Packages
Application Link is a feature that connects dependent application packages at runtime. This allows the
administrator to build relationships between packages in order to package, deploy, and update component
pieces in separate ThinApp packages rather than using Setup Capture to package all needed components into
a single package.
Create links between packages for the following scenarios:
• Link runtime components, such as .NET, JRE, or ODBC drivers, with dependent applications. For example, you
can link .NET to an application even if the local machine for the application does not allow for the installation
of .NET or already has a dierent version of .NET.
• Package and deploy application-specific components and plug-ins separately from the base application. For
example, you might separate Adobe Flash Player or Adobe Reader from a base Firefox application and link
the components.
To Create an Application Link between Packages
Follow the process below to set up the link. You can also use nested links between multiple packages or create
a link to a directory using a ‘*’ wildcard to establish links to all components in that directory.
Createthepackagewiththecomponentthatyouwanttolinkbuildthepackageasanexeandthen
renamethefiletosomethingotherthananexeextensiontopreventusersfromrunningthatpackage
directly(Optional)AdatextensionwillbeusedforthisexampleAdobeFlashPlayerDat
CreatethecaptureoftheoriginatingpackagewiththecomponentalreadyinstalledforexampleMozilla
Firefox
IntheoriginatingpackageMozillaFirefoxopenthepackageinifileandeditthefollowinglineinthe
[BuildOptions]section
RequiredAppLinksAdobeFlashPlayerDat
Placebothpackagesinthesamedirectorylocallyorinthecentralfileshare
LaunchtheMozillaFirefoxapplicationandthennavigatetotheAdobesitetoverifyFlashfunctionality
Note: Application Links can be specified as Required or Optional in the Package.ini. If specified as Required, the
primary application will NOT launch if it cannot connect to the Linked application.
Updating ThinApp Packages
Providing application updates can be necessary to either provide additional application functionality for end
users or to comply with administratively prescribed updates to software. When packaging applications, it is
necessary to decide if the responsibility to package the application rests with the user or the administrator.
Users who self-update virtualized applications will incorporate the application changes directly into the
applications sandbox, which may increase the size significantly. If a user self-updates an application then those
settings also may interfere with future updates provided by the administrator.
Packaging Updates and Modifications
There are three methods for capturing and deploying updates. Choose the method most appropriate for the
update you wish to deploy.
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