Free sources for installer software for linux

GUInseng installer is an installer for Linux, based on GTK+ and Glade, released under GPL. With Guinseng Installer you can create your own graphical installation packages for Linux.

It is not a replacement for package management like RPM or DEB, its just a GUI for installation or/and build processes. In most cases, you have already an installation program for your software - e.g. based on automake. GUInseng is just a wrapper around a ready installation program.

BitRock Installbuilder allows you to create easy to use multiplatform installers for Linux, Solaris and Windows. BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris and on virtually any Linux distribution.
The generated installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome and are optimized in size and speed, reducing download, startup and installation time. BitRock Installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead.
All BitRock installers are truly native code, do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment and provide an intuitive interface on all platforms, even for users without previous Linux experience. BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment thar can be run on Windows and Linux.
Create Windows, Solaris and Linux installers from a single build environment. For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process.
QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application. BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as changing file permissions, substituting text in file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on.
BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, both graphically and in functionality, and can be run on GUI, text and unattended modes. An uninstall program is created as part of every installation. BitRock Installers are platform and programming language independent. Internationalization: BitRock installers support 15 different languages.
Main features:
- Multiplatform Support : BitRock installers are native binaries that can run on Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Solaris Sparc and on virtually any Linux distribution. Contact us for legacy Windows 95 support.
- Desktop Integration : BitRock installers provide native look and feel and desktop integration for Windows, KDE and Gnome.
- Optimized : BitRock installers are optimized in size and speed and do not require a self-extraction step, reducing download, startup and installation time.
- No External Dependencies : BitRock installers are single-file, self-contained native executables with no external dependencies and minimal overhead. Unlike competing products, all BitRock installers are truly native code and do not require bundling a Java Runtime Environment.
- Ease of Use : BitRock installers provide an intuitive and easy to use interface on all platforms, even for end users without previous Linux experience.
- Ease of Development : BitRock InstallBuilder includes an easy to learn, easy to use GUI environment. Design, build and test installers with the click of a button.
- Time Saving Functionality : For advanced users, a friendly XML project format supports source control integration, collaborative development and customizing projects both by hand and using external scripts. A command line interface allows you to automate and integrate the building process. QuickBuild functionality allows you to update installers in a few seconds, without having to repack the entire application.
- Built-in actions : BitRock InstallBuilder provides convenient built-in actions for commonly required installation functionality such as autodetecting a Java(tm) Runtime, changing file permissions and ownership, substituting text in a file, adding environment variables, adding directories to the path, creating symbolic links, changing the Windows registry, launching external scripts and so on.
- Crossplatform Build Support : The installer builder tool can run on Windows, Solaris and Linux and generate installers for all target platforms from a single project file. Create Windows, Solaris and Linux installers from a single build environment!
- Customization : BitRock installers can be customized in a variety of ways, both graphically and in functionality.
- Multiple Installation modes : BitRock installers provide : several GUI modes with native look-and-feel, for installation in a variety of desktop environments; a text-based installation mode, for console-based and remote installations; a silent/unattended install mode which can be used for integration in shell scripts for automated deployment.
- Uninstall Functionality : An uninstall program is created as part of every installation, allowing users to easily uninstall the software. As the installer, it can be run in a variety of modes. On Windows, uninstall functionality can also be accessed from the Add/Remove Program entry in the Control Panel.
- Startup Failure Detection : BitRock installers will automatically detect the best installation mode available. Users also have the option to manually select a mode.
- Language and Platform Independent : BitRock installers can install applications written in any language, including: Java, PHP, Perl, Python, C/C++ and .NET/Mono.
- Multiple Language Support : BitRock installers support a variety of installation languages, including English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, Polish, Valencian, Catalan, Estonian, Slovenian, Romanian and Welsh. You can specify a default language or let the user decide. Please contact us if you require additional language support.
Version restrictions:
- 30-day trial
Enhancements:
- This release adds new actions to calculate md5 and specify the default user and group for installed files.
- It has improved error notification for external program execution.
- The ability to access standard Windows shell folder locations using installer variables has been added.

CMF Quick Installer Tool provides a a facility for comfortable activation/deactivation of CMF compliant products inside a CMF.
Therefore it has to be installed as a tool inside a CMF portal, where it stores the information about the installed products.
The requirements for a product to be installable with QuickInstallerTool are quite simple (almost all existing CMF products fulfill them):
.External Product: The product has to implement an external method install in a python module Install.py in its Extensions directory.
.TTW Product: The product has to have a Install folder and have a python script titled install inside that folder.
Products can be uninstalled and QuickInstellerTool removes the following items a product creates during install:
.portal types
.portal skins
.portal actions
.portalobjects (objects created in the root of the portal)
.workflows
.left and right slots (also checks them only for the portal)
Attention: QuickInstallerTool just tracks which objects are ADDED, but not what is changed or deleted.
second Attention: QuickInstallerTool just can uninstall products that are installed via QuickInstallerTool
Enhancements:
- Adjusted installProduct method to be compatible with CMF 2.1
- Refactored ResourceRegistries support not to require the product itself to be installed in QI.
- Added the INonInstallable interface that is used to look up utilities.
- Added an option to omit snapshot creation which defaults to True to speed up.
- We automatically create a GenericSetup snapshot before and after installation.

BitRock InstallBuilder for Qt allows you to create easy-to-use installers for Unix, Windows and OS X.
The generated installer for an application has a native look-and-feel and no external dependencies, and can be run in GUI, text, and unattended modes. In addition to self-contained installers, the installation tool is also able to generate standalone RPM packages.
This edition uses Qt as the default GUI toolkit. It offers free licenses for open source projects.
Enhancements:
- This release adds new actions to calculate md5 and specify the default user and group for installed files.
- It has improved error notification for external program execution.
- The ability to access standard Windows shell folder locations using installer variables has been added.

Tk::Wizard::Installer is a Perl module for building-blocks for a software install wizard.

use Tk::Wizard::Installer 1.932;
my $wizard = new Tk::Wizard::Installer( -title => "Installer Test", );
$wizard->addDownloadPage(
-wait => undef,
#-on_error => sub { ... },
-no_retry => 1,
-files => {
http://www.cpan.org/ => ./cpan_index1.html,
http://www.cpan.org/ => ./cpan_index2.html,
http://www.leegoddard.net => ./author.html,
},
);
$wizard->addPage( sub {
return $wizard->blank_frame(
-title=>"Finished",
-subtitle => "Please press Finish to leave the Wizard.",
-text => ""
);
});
$wizard->Show;
MainLoop;

This module makes the first moves towards a Tk::Wizard extension to automate software installation, primarily for end-users, in the manner of Install Sheild.

If you are looking for a freeware software installer that is not dependant upon Perl, try Inno Setup - http://www.jrsoftware.org/. Its so good, even Microsoft have been caught using it.

Domino theme compiled for openSUSE and related reptiles.

For the original sources and screenshots go to http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=42804

gxInstall project is a software-installer for Linux.
Main features:
- selfextracting
- multilanguage
- unInstall
- menu, desktop-icon
- GUI-support (Gtk2)overheadsize only 50 kb
- 100% scriptbased = flexibel & easy to use
- only for Unix, does not use rpm, pkg ..
- License is GPL