JMARS is an acronym that stands for Java Mission-planning and Analysis for Remote Sensing.
It is a geospatial information system (GIS) developed by ASU’s Mars Space Flight Facility to provide mission planning and data-analysis tools to NASA scientists, instrument team members, students of all ages and the general public. This article will serve as an informative guide and give you a clear understanding of how to perform a silent installation of JMARS 5 from the command line using the EXE installer.
How to Install JMARS 5 Silently
JMARS 5 Silent Install (EXE)
- Navigate to: https://jmars.asu.edu/downloads/jmars_5/jmars_public/jmars_5_public.exe
- Download the jmars_5_public.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command: jmars_5_public.exe -q
- Press Enter
After a few moments you should see the JMARS Desktop Shortcut appear. You will also find entries in the Start Menu, Installation Directory, and Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
| Software Title: | JMARS 5 |
| Vendor: | Mars Space Flight Facility, Arizona State University |
| Architecture: | x64 |
| Installer Type: | EXE |
| Silent Install Switch: | jmars_5_public.exe -q |
| Silent Uninstall Switch: | "%ProgramFiles%\JMARS 5 PUBLIC\uninstall_jmars.exe" -q |
| Download Link: | JMARS 5 Download |
| PowerShell Script: | JMARS 5 | PowerShell Script |
| Detection Script: | JMARS 5 | Custom Detection Script |
The information above provides a quick overview of the software title, vendor, silent install, and silent uninstall switches. The download link provided take you directly to the vendors website. Continue reading if you are interested in additional details and configurations.
Additional Configurations
Change the JMARS 5 Default Installation Directory
You can change the default installation directory by using the following command line parameters. In this example, I’m installing JMARS 5 to “C:\JMARS 5”
jmars_5_public.exe -q -dir "C:\JMARS 5" |
Generate a Custom Response File for JMARS 5
- Navigate to: https://jmars.asu.edu/downloads/jmars_5/jmars_public/jmars_5_public.exe
- Download the jmars_5_public.exe to a folder created at (C:\Downloads)
- Right-Click the jmars_5_public.exe and select Run as Administrator
- Select the JMARS Destination Directory, click Next
- On the Welcome to the JMARS 5 PUBLIC Setup Wizard screen, click Next
- On the Select Start Menu Folder screen, click Next
- Select your Memory Allocation and Java Stack Size, then click Next
- Select your preferred Check for Updates frequency, then click Next
- Review your selections on the Installation Summary page, click Next
- Select your preferred options for Desktop Icon & Run JMARS 5, then click Finish
- Navigate to the directory where the response.varfile is located
- (Default location is C:\Program Files\JMARS 5 PUBLIC\.install4j\response.varfile)
- Copy the response.varfile to C:\Downloads
- Uninstall JMARS 5 to test newly created response file
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Navigate to the C:\Downloads folder
- Enter the following command:
jmars_5_public.exe -q -varfile response.varfile |
Disable JMARS 5 Check for Updates
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Run the following commands once for each user:
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\ej-technologies\install4j\installations" /v "updateSchedule4674-9151-7126-6834" /t REG_SZ /d "never" /f |
How to Uninstall JMARS 5 Silently
Check out the following posts for a scripted solution:
- Open an Elevated Command Prompt by Right-Clicking on Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
- Enter the following command:
JMARS 5 Silent Uninstall (EXE)
"%ProgramFiles%\JMARS 5 PUBLIC\uninstall_jmars.exe" -q |
Always make sure to test everything in a development environment prior to implementing anything into production. The information in this article is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind.
