munki/munki v5.1.1

Munki 5.1.1 Official Release

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This is the official release of Munki 5.1.1: a bug-fix update to the Munki tools.

There's one minor change in this release, a fix for displaying percent-done output in Big Sur's softwareupdate: 9c5d984

The main focus for the Munki 5.1 release is compatibility with macOS Big Sur, but there are other changes.

See https://github.com/munki/munki/wiki/Munki-5-Information for information on the changes in Munki 5.

Please discuss the changes in the munki-dev mailing list, and open reproducible code issues in the issues section here.

Changes from the 5.0.1 release to the 5.1 release:

• Big Sur-related:
  • PyObjC updated to 6.2.2 -- addresses issues with macOS Big Sur Betas. 37e81f8
  • Changes to handle differences in the "Install macOS Big Sur.app": 5b50b5c and e161a87
  • Improved support for changes in Big Sur's softwareupdate:
    • Big Sur percent-done feedback: d1db5af aea9ffd d2ed38e
    • Add default Big Sur sucatalog: a840bed
    • Handle more changes in Big Sur's softwareupdate behavior: 696e40c
  • Other tweaks for better compatibility with Big Sur: d1cc652 a60e90d
• Other changes:
  • /usr/local/munki/python symlink renamed to /usr/local/munki/munki-python and relevant "shebang" lines updated. Addresses issue where using python at the command-line might unintentionally pick up Munki's python. This could be a breaking change if you have scripts that use a #!/usr/local/munki/python "shebang" line. 3bb91ca
  • Python version updated to 3.8.5. 347908b
  • New support for server-side makecatalogs implementations in repo plugins: #1012 Thanks to Taylor Boyko.
  • Updated make_munki_mpkg.sh script:
    • Can optionally make a pkg suited for DEP/MDM deployment
    • Can optionally set 'bootstrapping' mode
    • Can optionally include a configuration component package
  • Removed make_munki_mpkg_DEP.sh script
• Other minor fixes and tweaks. See v5.0.1...v5.1.0 for details.