Projects tagged ‘installer’ and ‘software_distribution’

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.

Sparkle is a module that developers can stick in their Cocoa (Mac OS X) applications (five-step install!) to get instant self-update functionality.

Umigumi simplifies the gerenation of custom Linux distributions and their deployment on various media: Flash memory cards, LiveCD, hard disk, etc. Umigumi has been originally developped by the OpenBrick community for the OpenBrick open embedded platform and is now the tool of choice to generate ERP5 Live CDs.

Updater is generally inspired by the Sparkle framework (Cocoa) by Andy Matuschak but is adapted to use Java concepts and to be cross-platform.

Appupdater provides advanced functionality to Windows, similar to apt-get or yum on Linux. It automates the process of installing and maintaining up to date versions of programs. It is fully customizable for use in a corporate environment.