What's Wrong With Setup.exe?
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| Even as a power user, I find this level of control not only unnecessary but
| onerous. That's why it's so strange to me that the "normal" Mac install
| parallels the sophisticated "power user" Windows install. A typical user
| doesn't want this level of control, and they certainly don't want to learn
| about disks and folders. They just want the application to work. Wouldn't a
| big giant button that says "Install Me" be a better experience for the user?
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http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000914.html
Installing apps on Mac
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| I genuinely do not understand why on a platform that makes things really
| simple, where the mantra is that stuff "just works", ordinary users are
| expected to do all these manual steps. Why isn't the installation process
| more automated? This isn't a rhetorical question.
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http://www.nedbatchelder.com/blog/200706.html#e20070623T082532
Related:
InstallJammer, a self-executing installer for Linux
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| In the crowded Linux packaging landscape, it would be easy to
| overlook Damon Courtney's InstallJammer. However, InstallJammer,
| which provides self-executing installers for Linux and other
| operating systems is well worth a look. Version 1.1 was
| released recently with a number of new features, including
| support for RPM and Debian package databases, console-based
| installs, new platforms, and much more.
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http://specialreports.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/21/0818230&from=rss
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| All of this can be accomplished in Debian as follows:
|
| apt-get install kerry
|
| Phew, that was tricky. I can see why those windows guys find Linux
| sooo difficult. It is waaaaay easier to go to some random website,
| download an installer, pray that it is safe, double-click on the
| installer, click "Yes, I do agree to all of these outrageous license
| terms and I don't mind that it includes spyware, and adware", click
| Next, Next, Next, and finally reboot a couple of times.
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http://benhay.blogspot.com/2006/11/thing-about-beagle.html
Free Agent: How to Compile Free Software Apps
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| Let me start with a controversial statement: Installing
| new software is almost always easier on Linux than on
| Windows or the Mac OS.
|
| I can already envision the angry e-mail. It'll come from
| the folks who write each month, certain that if they use
| enough capital letters and exclamation points, they'll
| convince me that LINUX SUCKS!!!
|
| But I'll say it again: Installing new software is, in
| most cases, easier under Linux than under other
| operating systems. I've touched on the simple reason
| why many times in this column. On most Linux systems,
| an app called the package manager takes care of
| software installation and removal.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127601-c,linux/article.html
Installing Microsoft Script Debugger in Windows Vista, 10 MB
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| First I have to make sure my copy of Windows is
| "genuine," which involves installing an ActiveX
| component (yuck!) or downloading and running a 1.35
| MB program that takes 15 seconds to load and forces
| me to copy and paste a code into a tiny text field. Once
| I'm past the validation step, I click to download and
| run the Script Debugger installer, which leads me
| through six confirmation dialogs before actually
| starting the installation.
|
| Except the files can't be copied! More cryptic
| dialogs appear. I click Retry several times to no
| avail, then finally give up and click Cancel. (Which
| I'm asked to confirm, of course.) After saying yes,
| I'm sure I want to cancel the installation that doesn't
| work, another dialog pops up blaming me for the failed
| installation: "INF Install failure. Reason: The
| operation was cancelled by the user."
|
| So I decide to actually read the instructions on the
| page that loaded after my download began. The
| instructions say that clicking "Run" instead of
| "Save" should be fine. Whatever, I'll try saving the
| installer to disk anyway, because I really need this
| debugger. Ten confirmation dialogs later, the Microsoft
| Script Debugger installer finally starts copying files
| to my hard drive.
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http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/84-web-developers-microsoft-has-no-idea-whats-going-on
Simple Package management with Synaptic Package Manager in Ubuntu
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| Synaptic is a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing software
| packages on Debian-based distributions.
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http://www.debianadmin.com/simple-package-management-with-synaptic-package-manager-in-ubuntu.html
Installation on Vista, OSX, and Ubuntu
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| Shows software installation (Mozilla Thunderbird) on Vista, OSX,
| and Ubuntu.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=xA7cP-qpdlI
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