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I'm looking for a tool that's able to create "setup" packages for Linux, just like the Windows install creators do (NSIS, InstallShield, etc.). I want it to be able to present a graphical interface to the user (or ncurses based), where he can select some options and install the package.
Any ideas of such a tool? I'm aware of autopackage, but it's not exactly what I want. It focuses mostly on correctly installing the software, I want something that focuses on creating an installer that's able to copy files, edit, run scripts, etc.
One option could be loki setup. It supports curses and gtk based setup programs. A few installer generators are cross-platform, relying on the presence of a JVM, like VAInstall. Commercial offerings include InstallAnywhere.
There isn't one.
Installing software on linux/bsd is, usually, done by the package management system. What this package management system is depends on the linux distribution or bsd variant.
Making a package for a distribution is usually done by the distribution themselves. Mostly because they are teo many to for developers to support.
So you don't package it, let them do it.
Unless the source isn't freely distributed, then pick the distribution(s) your (potential) users are using.
Use InstallBuilder 9. It seems awesome.
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I need to install a VM of an operating systems that is not based on Linux/Unix, Windows or Mac.
I tried to use NetBSD and FreeBSD, but both seem to be too simple, since I need to run applications and write something about the system's characteristics (like, if it's a time sharing, distributed or network system and run some commands on its terminal to see basic system properties).
Is there a good OS, not based in Linux (like BSD) that has a simple installation and it's easy to use (preferably with a "graphics package" and not just terminal, since I need to run applications)?
Feel free to ask for more details and thanks in advance for all the answers.
I would suggest looking into Haiku OS, a direct descendent of BeOS. It has many interesting features:
A micro-kernel implemented entirely in C++
Very elegant API design
A filesystem with a clear metadata structure
Plenty of opportunities for developers to collaborate and learn
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For a long term university project involving a small team (2/5 people),
using Matlab and Java, we are trying to set up an SVN.
The problem is that the computers used in this project run different OS.
The main computer where the code should be compiled and tested in the laboratory runs Linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
our supervisor, which would have admin rights uses MacOS, while the other computers would have either Windows or MacOS.
As we are not familiar with SVN, I believe it would be better chose a programme with a comprehensive GUI such as
smartSVN. The difficulty lies in finding an opensource that works across all platforms or at least Mac and Linux.
Is there any other free software, with GUI, that you'd suggest?
Thank you!
You can work with multiple SVN clients on the same remote repository. The GUI of a client is just a visual layer of the svn protocol.
You can use tortoiseSVN on Windows, smartSVN on Mac, an integrated client inside your IDE on Linux, or whatever you want.
In your case, you should have only the source code in your repository and a different configuration on the computers.
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From my searches online, I've found dozens of web-based MongoDB GUIs, as well as a native desktop application for MacOS, and one for Windows. But I'm having trouble finding any desktop GUIs for Linux. I'm looking for something akin to mysql-query-browser, but for MongoDB. Anybody know of anything?
(If it matters, I'm using Kubuntu 11.04)
What about UMongo (formerly JMongoBrowser)? I found it on Admin UIs page.
Personally I am using web based (PHP) Rock Mongo - acceptable.
Robomongo, Shell-centric cross-platform MongoDB management tool. Work on most linux systems, have deb and rpm packages.
If you're using (or willing to use) Eclipse, the MonjaDB plugin seems pretty nice. I prefer it over Rockmongo or UMongo on Linux.
qMongoFront is a QT based MongoDB GUI client on linux.It is totally free and opensouce.
Get the full list of app over at:
http://mongodb-tools.com/
And so far my favorite is:
http://www.litixsoft.de/english/mms/
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i need to create a program that downloads the source code for all versions of
webkit. and i need to do it in linux.
the problem is that i cant find an ftp address where i can download it.
when looking in the page - The WebKit Open Source Project
there is only an option for windows and mac OS.
or for browsing the code online.
i want to be able to create a directory in my local computer inside that directory i will have a directory for each version source code.
thanks.
Those are specific procedures for OS X and Windows; Linux users don't need to follow them, just the other parts.
Taking a look at it, it's got a publicly available Subversion repository. Install Subversion if you don't already have it, and use the command-line instructions.
If you're going to use Open Source on the Internet, you really should be familiar enough with Subversion, Git, Mercurial, and possibly other VCSs to get code checked out from them.
Also, I found what looks like nightly build tarballs on the site. They may be more useful.
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I'm developing an application on a device that has Windows CE 5.0.
I need to change the OS, e.g. language installation & ... , and it seems that i need an IDE named Microsoft Platform Builder.
But how can i get it? is there any free release for download?
i googled the web, but got nothing!
There is an evaluation version of Platform Builder that is downloadable. I think it's a 30-day, though it may be more. If you have MSDN, the full version is also part of that. Otherwise you have to buy it from one of the distributors that sell it.
You'll also need a BSP (board support package) for your specific device. That comes from the device OEM, and without it you can't really do anything at all, so make sure you have access to that. If you don't have a BSP, installing Platform Builder is purely a waste of time (well unless you're after the shared source, which I recommend for any app dev).
Note: Microsoft moves things around a lot, plus Windows CE is effectively dead, so the links above may well go stale or just be completely lost to the ether. It's also getting harder to find a distributor for licenses.