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Additional information about the student version and other GIS products can be found on the ArcGIS wiki
Packaging
Package for ArcGIS exist in Landesk. (under OIT public) We currently install only ArcGIS Desktop 10.1.
The landesk package uses an archive file and bat script to guide the installation. The bat file contains uninstall options for previous version being installed, and can be modified to include more options.
For uninstall strings, check this article: http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/28709
Enterprise deployment guide is located here: http://downloads.esri.com/support/whitepapers/other_/J9736_ArcGIS_Enterprise_Deployment.pdf
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