Application setup like windows msi

[Grant Edwards]

On 2020-03-05, Michael Torrie <torriem at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/4/20 4:51 PM, J A wrote:
>> I was wondering g if there was a way to distribute an application that took
>> advantage of user input like a windows .msi does. On linux of course.
>
> Several installer frameworks can make interactive installers for Linux.
> There's the NullSoft installer and InstallerVICE.  And quite a few
> commercial packages have rolled their own installers. Although I find
> installers of any kind of annoying on Linux and don't seem all that
> necessary.

I prefer a .tar file and a readme.txt file that says to run setup.py.

But then again, I run Gentoo. ;)

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