we chose a separate directory specifically so you can instal

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we chose a separate directory specifically so you can install the osquery package on your own

n8felton · Answer

I m torn on how to handle this then Do I just use munki deploy non launcher osquery and configure it with munki to talk with fleet and stop using launcher all together Seems like overhead to have osquery essentially installed twice

n8felton · Answer

I like the goals of launcher with the auto config and auto update

n8felton · Answer

maybe I just ship my own package that symlinks to the launcher location

groob · Answer

i m not sure what you re trying to accomplish

groob · Answer

why do you want osqueryi

n8felton · Answer

My main goal is the deploy osquery to my managed machines and launcher seems like the right mechanism for that But in deploying osquery I d still like to be able to run queries at the terminal if i m at a local computer

n8felton · Answer

I could just run ` usr local launcher bin osqueryd S` but it seems clunky if the standard install of osquery makes `osqueryi` available

groob · Answer

why do you want osqueryi

n8felton · Answer

mostly because that s what a lot of what i ve been exposed to says to use If you take fleet and launcher out of the equation you end up with using `osqueryi` I guess I was under the impression originally that Launcher did nothing more than install exactly what you would download from <https osquery io downloads >

n8felton · Answer

but it appears that launcher is actually doing a custom install instead

cwhits · Answer

it s easier to remember `osqueryi select hardware model from system info `

groob · Answer

launcher puts osqueryd for its own use into a directory

groob · Answer

it s there not to interfere with your own osquery install

groob · Answer

it s questionable that you need laucnher vs your own config but launcher does offer some benefits

groob · Answer

`osqueryi` is only useful to a human though

groob · Answer

and it s fine to install it on your machine for things

groob · Answer

it s questionable that you would want to deploy osqueryi to every machinein the fleet

groob · Answer

that s what the daemon is for

groob · Answer

and that s why live query exists as a feature slightly smiling face

groob · Answer

anyway not trying to persuade you one way or another just giving context about the launcher