* One package can install software on multiple platforms
Cons:
* Problems during Linux installation process
* Does not support Linux distributions other than Red Hat
Got You Covered: Self-installing packages made easier.
System Requirements
RAM
* 128 MB to build and develop setups
Hard Drive Space
* 50 MB disk space
Software
* Java Virtual Machine 1.1.8 or 1.2.2
Technical Support
* 30 calendar days free with purchase; extended support available
For anyone who’s had their head in the sand for the last ten years or so, InstallShield is the application of choice for most Windows software vendors to create the “setup.exe” program, which in turn is used to install other applications. Linux and Unix users have toiled with shell scripts, shar archives, RPM, dpkg, pkg on Suns, PTFs on IBM AIX boxes, depots on HP systems and even learned how to…
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