On 16/02/2008, Stephen Pelc <stephen@???> wrote:
> We're just about to take VFX Forth for Linux to Beta stage.
> Coming from the Windows world, I'm fed up with the Linux
> installers! The rpm and deb system is fine for distros and the
> like, but hopelessly inadequate for third party apps. After
Why do you think that?
.rpm and .deb are fine for installs.
No messing about with any GUI during install, it just installs as it
should, like any other .deb or .rpm.
All this strange windows stuff, expecting to ask users questions
during install, is all totally unnecessary.
.deb and .rpm, done correctly are great, because they do both a clean
install and clean uninstall.
3rd party install programs are mostly done badly, and would confuse a
normal Linux user, who is used to go just to one place for all package
install/removes that is the package manager.
> looking at what's available, I'm tempted by AutoPackage and
> ZeroInstall. It appears that ZeroInstall has a Southampton
> connection as the site http://0install.net is hosted by
> Southampton University.
>
> Does anyone have any experience with deploying software using
> these packages?
>
> Stephen
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