IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications.

It is fully cross-platform and generates a single installer. As such, it is an alternative to native solutions such as platform-specific installers and package managers.

IzPack-generated installers only require a Java virtual machine to run.

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very flexible installer generator

  by rapava

I like the flexibility of Izpack. You can do almost any installer with it, running on many platforms.

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Great tool

  by Artur Hefczyc

This is what I was looking for. I am just starting but this is it.

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    IzPack 4.3.1 is available

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    IzPack version 4.3.1 is now available!

    It can be downloaded from the project website at http://izpack.org/

    This is a maintenance ... [More] release that fixes some minor issues found in IzPack 4.3.0. Our users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

    The complete list of changes is detailed at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/15137

    We would like to thank our developers, contributors, issue reporters and users for making this release possible!

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    IzPack 4.3.0 is out!

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    I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0!

    About IzPack

    IzPack is a one-stop solution for ... [More] packaging, distributing and deploying
    applications. IzPack is opensource, released under the liberal Apache
    Software License 2.0.

    It is fully cross-platform and generates a single installer. As such, it is 
    an alternative to native solutions such as platform-specific installers and 
    package managers.

    IzPack-generated installers only require a Java virtual machine to run.

    Many companies and projects have been using IzPack over the years, including
    Sun Microsystems, JBoss/RedHat, the Scala language project, some ObjectWeb/OW2
    projects, XWiki and many more.

    Downloading IzPack

    IzPack can be obtained free of charge from its website at http://izpack.org/

    Getting professional services

    IzPack creator and project leader Julien Ponge offers paid professional services:

    one-time and subscription-based support
    consulting
    custom developments
    installer creation bootstrap.

    Do not hesitate to contact Julien and get more informations from http://izpack.proservices.ponge.info/

    Those services directly help in sustaining and improving IzPack.

    About this release

    This release is the result of a collective effort where our developers and 
    contributors worked hand-in-hand to improve IzPack. Also, new developers have
    joined the project to bring further ideas and energy to the project.

    About a hundred issues have been resolved in this release. The complete list
    along with JIRA issues can be reviewed at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763

    New features highlights

    The release contains its usual set of bug fixes, small enhancements and 
    documentation improvements. The new features include:

    Scripting support through the Apache Bean Scripting Framework
    Full console manual and automated installations
    Removal of NanoXML in favor of a javax.xml backend
    Ability to call Java classes before and after each panel
    Privileges elevation improvements
    Graphical reporting of launch-time errors
    AntActionListener improvement
    Configuration of the uninstaller path
    Compile-time variable substitutions

    Greetings

    The IzPack team would like to thank its developers and contributors for having made this release
    possible! We would also like to thank our numerous and growing users worldwide for pushing us
    forward!

    Other thanks go to:

    The Codehaus Foundation and especially Ben Walding: http://codehaus.org/
    JetBrains for their amazing IntelliJ IDEA IDE: http://www.jetbrains.com/
    Atlassian for the tools that power some Codehaus services: http://www.atlassian.com/
    Sun Microsystems, especially the Glassfish and IPS teams: http://www.sun.com/

    Further links

    IzPack website: http://izpack.org/
    Codehaus space: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/
    Mailing-lists: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/lists
    Confluence wiki: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/IZPACK
    News feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/IzPack
    Subversion repository: http://svn.codehaus.org/izpack/
    Git repository (synchronized from svn): http://github.com/jponge/izpack/tree/master
    FishEye SVN browser: http://svn.izpack.codehaus.org/
    JIRA issues tracker: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK

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    IzPack 4.3.0 is out!

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    Julien Ponge

    I am very pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0!

    About IzPack

    IzPack is a one-stop solution for ... [More] packaging, distributing and deploying
    applications. IzPack is opensource, released under the liberal Apache
    Software License 2.0.

    It is fully cross-platform and generates a single installer. As such, it is 
    an alternative to native solutions such as platform-specific installers and 
    package managers.

    IzPack-generated installers only require a Java virtual machine to run.

    Many companies and projects have been using IzPack over the years, including
    Sun Microsystems, JBoss/RedHat, the Scala language project, some ObjectWeb/OW2
    projects, XWiki and many more.

    Downloading IzPack

    IzPack can be obtained free of charge from its website at http://izpack.org/

    Getting professional services

    IzPack creator and project leader Julien Ponge offers paid professional services:

    one-time and subscription-based support
    consulting
    custom developments
    installer creation bootstrap.

    Do not hesitate to contact Julien and get more informations from http://izpack.proservices.ponge.info/

    Those services directly help in sustaining and improving IzPack.

    About this release

    This release is the result of a collective effort where our developers and 
    contributors worked hand-in-hand to improve IzPack. Also, new developers have
    joined the project to bring further ideas and energy to the project.

    About a hundred issues have been resolved in this release. The complete list
    along with JIRA issues can be reviewed at http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763

    New features highlights

    The release contains its usual set of bug fixes, small enhancements and 
    documentation improvements. The new features include:

    Scripting support through the Apache Bean Scripting Framework
    Full console manual and automated installations
    Removal of NanoXML in favor of a javax.xml backend
    Ability to call Java classes before and after each panel
    Privileges elevation improvements
    Graphical reporting of launch-time errors
    AntActionListener improvement
    Configuration of the uninstaller path
    Compile-time variable substitutions

    Greetings

    The IzPack team would like to thank its developers and contributors for having made this release
    possible! We would also like to thank our numerous and growing users worldwide for pushing us
    forward!

    Other thanks go to:

    The Codehaus Foundation and especially Ben Walding: http://codehaus.org/
    JetBrains for their amazing IntelliJ IDEA IDE: http://www.jetbrains.com/
    Atlassian for the tools that power some Codehaus services: http://www.atlassian.com/
    Sun Microsystems, especially the Glassfish and IPS teams: http://www.sun.com/

    Further links

    IzPack website: http://izpack.org/
    Codehaus space: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/
    Mailing-lists: http://xircles.codehaus.org/projects/izpack/lists
    Confluence wiki: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/IZPACK
    News feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/IzPack
    Subversion repository: http://svn.codehaus.org/izpack/
    Git repository (synchronized from svn): http://github.com/jponge/izpack/tree/master
    FishEye SVN browser: http://svn.izpack.codehaus.org/
    JIRA issues tracker: http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK

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    IzPack 4.3.0-rc2

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    I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0-rc2 (the second release candidate to IzPack 4.3.0 which is due ... [More] 21/Apr/09).

    As we are coming into the closing stages  of preparing this release, your help is needed by downloading it from http://snapshots.dist.codehaus.org/izpack/IzPack-install-4.3.0-rc2.jar and reporting any critical issue that you may encounter.

    The full list of issues for this release is available from http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763

    Thanks for your help!

    Release status
    This release is intended for testing, not for production use (yet). We need as many of you to test it and report any issue you might have so that we can have a great 4.3.0 release!

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    IzPack 4.3.0-rc2

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    Julien Ponge

    I am pleased to announce the immediate availability of IzPack 4.3.0-rc2 (the second release candidate to IzPack 4.3.0 which is due ... [More] 21/Apr/09).

    As we are coming into the closing stages  of preparing this release, your help is needed by downloading it from http://snapshots.dist.codehaus.org/izpack/IzPack-install-4.3.0-rc2.jar and reporting any critical issue that you may encounter.

    The full list of issues for this release is available from http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/IZPACK/fixforversion/14763

    Thanks for your help!

    Release status
    This release is intended for testing, not for production use (yet). We need as many of you to test it and report any issue you might have so that we can have a great 4.3.0 release!

    View Online [Less]

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