Installing/uninstalling bulk

Being new in OS X field, I'm asking this community how to install/uninstall software on a large computer group. I'm trying to understand how ARD works, I'm able to "install" (actually it's just a copy to Application folder) a software, but I don't know how to uninstall it. From an enterprise point of view this bothers me a lot. I'm familiar with microsoft software like System Center Configuration Manager so I wonder if something like that exists for OSX. What's the best way to manage a large amount of desktops?
Thanks
Luca

for the particular instance of just dropping in a file into Application folder, to get rid of it just use a send unix command to remove it -
rm -rf Applications/Firefox
or some such as root user. Hey, don't take that actual command as gospel, I'm just a command line cripple, just ekeing by!
I sense you are troubled by how easy it is to install things in OS X compared to Windows.

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Does installing / uninstalling softwares from Itunes leave some files on the phone or some kind of registry entries on the phone that slows it down after a while?
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Hi, ive been searching around for for 4-5 hours on google and here and I'm turning a bit desperate
I rebooted the server today, and after that it just hangs on collecting data, mmc stuff works on random, I got evenviewer open, and checked system and application, but it only showed exchange alerts etc, according to itself, everything is fine, which is it not, I can't goto control panel, can't install/uinstall software, cant run windows update, can't connect via RDP etc.
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Hi,
First I would like to confirm the following points:
1.    Had any changes been made on the computer before the issue began to occur, such as an installation or upgrade?
2.    Does any error message appear or does it just hang when opening Control Panel, install/uninstall software, run Windows Update, connect RDP?
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If it still hangs, I suggest booting into Safe Mode.
Please restart the computer, keep pressing F8 and enter Safe Mode.
Does the hanging issue also occur in Safe Mode? If not, let’s try the steps below in Safe Mode again:
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If the issue persists, please boot into Safe Mode and run your anti-virus programs perform a complete virus scan.
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I can't uninstall CS1, nor can can I reinstall Photoshop from CS1, which is presently not installed. My OS is Windows Vista Home Premium. I am out of warranty and Adobe will not provide suppport. I have read all I can find about FLEXnet licensing suspecting there is a connection. When I try to either install or uninstall CS1, I get an error message from Microsoft saying that "Adobe CS1 installer has stopped working". There is no other information unless I open the Adobe File folder for Photoshop from CS1 that I saved to my desktop. I can initiate the install procedure from that folder, but when prompted for the original product serial number a message states that the serial number I have provided is invalid. I have talked with Adobe however, and their records indicate that I have a valid serial number.
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Thank you Bob. It was very nice of you to write. I have been using CS1 with Vista since Vista came out. I'm aware that compatibility is considered a significant issue. Fortunately, I never had any problems until now, although I would have replaced CS1 with a more recent and compatible version if money were not part of the equation for me.
Adobe told me that if I bought the CS5 they would help me straighten out any issues now caused by the CS1, but otherwise they would not help. I did not think to ask if Adobe has designed CS5 to be compatible with Vista, but I will. I may buy the more recent version out of necessity, but it does not seem unreasonable to me that Adobe should help someone with a valid serial and registration number access their software regardless of warranties. The problem at hand seems to be a glitch in the licensing application provided by FLEXnet that I presume protects Adobe from unauthorized use of their products. I am wondering how much this situation actually has to do with system compatibility, given that I have been using the software for roughly two years with Vista, or whether it is simply that Adobe's FLEXnet licensing shield can work against legitimate users under certain circumstances. Adobe did not mention FLEXnet to me, but I would like to know one way or the other if FLEXnet is at the core of the problem.
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Best Regards,
Harrison
Original Message -
From: BobLevine <[email protected]>
To: Alec Howard <[email protected]>
Sent: Sat, Jun 12, 2010 4:09 pm
Subject: CS1 Install/Uninstall Problems ?
The original CS is completely unsupported under Vista or Win 7 and now that CS5
s out, you're out of the upgrade loop. I wish I had something positive to tell
ou but I don't.
ob

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