self installer for linux in java

Re: self installer for linux in java

InstallAnywhere claims to create installers that work under Linux.
While I've used it on Windows (and liked it), I've never used it on
Linux, so can't say how well it works.

You can use their InstallAnywhere Now! product for free.

-Nathan

[email protected] m (anks) wrote in message news:<ab82cf41. 0309220702.2abc [email protected] ogle.com>...[color=blue]
> I have got a software that is meant to work on linux plateform.I need
> to make a installer for it,so that it checks for the presence of java
> on the system first then depending on its existance start coping files
> in a user defined directory.
> I want to make the interface in java swing.Do i need to have java
> installed on the intended machine or it could somehow run from the
> installer CD iself.
>
> I am totally new to linux.can anybdy help?
> thanks in advance[/color]

Re: self installer for linux in java

I used InstallAnywhere in both Windows and Linux. As you noted, it works
nicely in Windows. However, the Linux version is deficient. It does not
create desktop icons (in fact, has no notion of icons at all), and just
copies files into a designated directory (it does create a startup script,
though). If one wants to create a desktop icon, he must do it manually using
GNOME facilities (don't know if it is any diffrent under KDE).

Alex Molochnikov
Gestalt Corporation


"Nathan Zumwalt" <nathanz@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
news:521673fd.0 309230701.59a48 [email protected] gle.com...[color=blue]
> InstallAnywhere claims to create installers that work under Linux.
> While I've used it on Windows (and liked it), I've never used it on
> Linux, so can't say how well it works.
>
> You can use their InstallAnywhere Now! product for free.
>
> -Nathan
>
> [email protected] m (anks) wrote in message[/color]
news:<ab82cf41. 0309220702.2abc [email protected] ogle.com>...[color=blue][color=green]
> > I have got a software that is meant to work on linux plateform.I need
> > to make a installer for it,so that it checks for the presence of java
> > on the system first then depending on its existance start coping files
> > in a user defined directory.
> > I want to make the interface in java swing.Do i need to have java
> > installed on the intended machine or it could somehow run from the
> > installer CD iself.
> >
> > I am totally new to linux.can anybdy help?
> > thanks in advance[/color][/color]

Re: self installer for linux in java

"Alex Molochnikov" <[email protected] > wrote in message news:<FI9cb.107 22$I36.10462@pd 7tw3no>...[color=blue]
> I used InstallAnywhere in both Windows and Linux. As you noted, it works
> nicely in Windows. However, the Linux version is deficient. It does not
> create desktop icons (in fact, has no notion of icons at all), and just
> copies files into a designated directory (it does create a startup script,
> though). If one wants to create a desktop icon, he must do it manually using
> GNOME facilities (don't know if it is any diffrent under KDE).
>
> Alex Molochnikov
> Gestalt Corporation
>
>
> "Nathan Zumwalt" <nathanz@hotmai l.com> wrote in message
> news:521673fd.0 309230701.59a48 [email protected] gle.com...[color=green]
> > InstallAnywhere claims to create installers that work under Linux.
> > While I've used it on Windows (and liked it), I've never used it on
> > Linux, so can't say how well it works.
> >
> > You can use their InstallAnywhere Now! product for free.
> >
> > -Nathan
> >
> > [email protected] m (anks) wrote in message[/color]
> news:<ab82cf41. 0309220702.2abc [email protected] ogle.com>...[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > I have got a software that is meant to work on linux plateform.I need
> > > to make a installer for it,so that it checks for the presence of java
> > > on the system first then depending on its existance start coping files
> > > in a user defined directory.
> > > I want to make the interface in java swing.Do i need to have java
> > > installed on the intended machine or it could somehow run from the
> > > installer CD iself.
> > >
> > > I am totally new to linux.can anybdy help?
> > > thanks in advance[/color][/color][/color]



Can anybody suggest a free installation packager for the same problem
(for linux plateform).