Deploy Office365 for macOS

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Deploy Office365 for MacOS

Matrix42 Secure Unified Endpoint Managements allows you to distribute Office365 with several methods and in different combinations, depending on your target platform, the management type and the types of your target devices. With Enterprise Mobility Management as an example you can configure and distribute Office365 applications for your smartphones, tablets and macOS devices and the Client Lifecycle Management allows you to distribute the whole Office365 suite in a bundle. This guide is dedicated to demonstrates how to distribute the Office365 for classic and co-managed devices with the installt UEM Agent on your macOS device fleet.

Requirements

A macOS device for the Package Creation
A Matrix42 Account to download the macOS Components from the Matrix42 Marketplace
Configured File Upload Service
Administrative Access to the Unified Endpoint Management Console
A classic or co-managed macOS device as the target system for the installation

Download Sources

Start on your macOS device for the Package Creation
Download macOS Components from the Matrix42 Marketplace
Download Office365 for macOS from Microsoft

Create Package

On your macOS device, open Finder
Locate the downloaded Office365 for macOS package
Rename the package to e.g. Office365.pkg

Avoid using symbols (e.g. underscores) when renaming the package

Now locate the downloaded macOS Components archive
Perform a double click to extract the archive
Navigate to the Mac Package Wizard folder
Run the Mac Package Wizard.dmg
Open the Mac Package Wizard

In case you receive a warning, launch the Mac Package Wizard with a right click and select open (2x)

Drag and drop your Office365.pkg into the left section of the Package Wizard
Press Next
Under Name, ensure that the name matches the package file, e.g. Office365
Under Vendor, enter Microsoft
As version enter your downloaded version, e.g. 16.54.21101001
Enter any revision number or keep 0

In case the Package Wizard does not accept the entered values, press back and next and try again or restart the application

Press Next
Keep the Display text or customize it, e.g. Microsoft Office365 16.54.21101001
Check or uncheck the supported OS X version for this package, e.g. macOS 11.0 (BigSur)
Press Next
Replace the uninstall script with the following

To copy the script, select on the top right border of the script the button view source

If pasting is not working via Keyboard shortcuts, use a right click and select paste

#!/bin/sh
# uninstall.sh
# Matrix42 AG
#
# Created on 25/01/2017.
# Copyright (c) 2000-2017 Matrix42 AG. All rights reserved.
syslog -s -l warning "Empirum Agent running uninstall.sh"
syslog -s -l warning "--------------------------------------"
syslog -s -l warning "--------------------------------------"
syslog -s -l warning "Step 1"
syslog -s -l warning "Removing Office Apps from /Applications 
folder"
/bin/rm -rf "/Applications/Microsoft Excel.app"
/bin/rm -rf "/Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app"
/bin/rm -rf "/Applications/Microsoft Word.app"
/bin/rm -rf "/Applications/Microsoft Outlook.app"
/bin/rm -rf "/Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app"
syslog -s -l warning "--------------------------------------"
syslog -s -l warning "Step 2 & 3"
syslog -s -l warning "Removing directories for all users and Dock
icons"
userlist=$(/usr/bin/dscl . list /Users | grep -v '_' | grep -v 
'Guest' | grep -v 'daemon' | grep -v 'macports' | grep -v 'nobody'
| grep -v 'root') 
for user in $userlist 
do 
/bin/rm -rf 
"/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.errorreporting"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Excel"
/bin/rm -rf 
"/Users/$user/Library/com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess" /bin/rm -rf 
"/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2"
/bin/rm -rf 
"/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook"
/bin/rm -rf 
"/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.PowerPoint"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.RMSXPCService"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word"
/bin/rm -rf 
"/Users/$user/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.onenote.mac"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Containers/UBF8T346G9.ms"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office"
/bin/rm -rf 
"/Users/$user/Library/Containers/UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.ms"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Group 
Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office"
/bin/rm -rf "/Users/$user/Library/Group 
Containers/UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost"
#delete item from com.apple.dock.plist
###########
dloc=$(defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep filelabel | awk '/Microsoft Excel/ {printf NR}')
dloc=$[$dloc-1]
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete persistent-apps:$dloc" 
"/Users/$user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"
###########
dloc=$(defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep filelabel | awk '/Microsoft Outlook/ {printf NR}')
dloc=$[$dloc-1]
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete persistent-apps:$dloc" 
"/Users/$user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"
###########
dloc=$(defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep filelabel | awk '/Microsoft PowerPoint/ {printf NR}')
dloc=$[$dloc-1]
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete persistent-apps:$dloc" 
"/Users/$user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"
###########
dloc=$(defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep filelabel | awk '/Microsoft Word/ {printf NR}')
dloc=$[$dloc-1]
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete persistent-apps:$dloc" 
"/Users/$user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"
###########
dloc=$(defaults read com.apple.dock persistent-apps | grep filelabel | awk '/Microsoft OneNote/ {printf NR}')
dloc=$[$dloc-1]
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Delete persistent-apps:$dloc" 
"/Users/$user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist"
sleep 3
# Restart Dock to persist changes
/usr/bin/killall Dock
done

#if [ -d "/Applications/Office365.app/" ]
#then
#    rm -fR "/Applications/Office365.app"
#    syslog -s -l warning  "/Applications/Office365.app was removed"
#else
#    syslog -s -l warning "/Applications/Office365.app not found"
#fi

Press Create
Select a location where to save the package and press open
Wait until the packaging process is finished
Press Quit
In Finder, navigate to exported package
Perform a right click
Select Compress and wait until the compress process is finished

Upload Package

Login to your Unified Endpoint Management console
Navigate to Software Distribution
Select Software Packages
Click + Add Package
Drag and drop your compressed *.zip file
Click Upload Package
Wait until the Package is uploaded and transferred

Assign Package

Navigate to Assignments
Click + Add Assignment
Enter a name, e.g. Office365 for macOS
Enter a description e.g. Office365 deployment to modern or co-managed macOS devices (optional)
Change the Status to Active
Click Devices
Click +
Select your target device(s) and proceed with Select
Click Objects
Locate the software package name, e.g. Microsoft Office365 16.54.21101001
Select the Software Package
Proceed with Select
Press Summary
Review your Configuration, Assigned Devices and Assigned Objects
Press Save to finish the assignment
Wait until the assignment process is finished

Force Installation

On your target macOS device, click the UEM Agent icon
Press Check for new approved software
Open Console
Navigate to Log Reports
Locate the com.matrix42.EmpirumAgent.log
Review the downloading and installation process
Wait until Microsoft Office365 will be installed on the target device

Review Deployment

Open your Unified Endpoint Management console
Select Deployments
Select Installation Status
Review the installation status for your target device