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"Rolling" Deployments to numerous windows workstations

Previously, we have been using ClickOnce to deploy a certain piece of software (developed in-house) to our Windows workstations. We're looking for an alternative that will let us "roll" the ...
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Free or open-source lightweight Install Monitor

Dear Software Recommendation Community, Could you please advise on a name of free or open-source lightweight tool for tracing every single CHANGE of Windows file-system and registry (meaning, to ...
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Simple installer-maker for minimal and graphical setup

I want to make an installer that basically: Silently install other programs Run a shell script Clone a git repo It's a way to solve File synchronization solution for controlling type of sync for ...
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Low effort solution for packaging/distributing a desktop application on Windows

I'm in the unfortunate situation of having to package a desktop application for Windows, and I'm looking for the path of least resistance to get there. At the moment, I simply throw all my resources, ...
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What is a suitable language and framework to create GUI Based desktop applications based on specific criteria?

I'm currently experimenting with the world of building GUI Based Desktop applications. I have no prior experience in GUI & interface development (other then some HTML/CSS/JS experience). However, ...
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Do you know a free program that keeps track of available software updates?

i need to keep track of several softwares on my computer in a local network. All my software updates are available within this (offline) network and I am looking for a tool, that keeps track of ...
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Software Installation Licensing & Distribution Management System Recmmendation

Can anyone recommend an existing management system solution (open source / commercial) for: Distributing desktop software installers (upgrades, notifications) Monitoring installations (hardware, ...
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Installer for .NET Framework WPF application

I have a .NET Framework 4.8 WPF application. (Maybe .NET 5 in the future) This is a business application to manage persons. The application must connect to a web service to authenticate with a user ...
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Fully Automatic OS-Installation in VMs

I must often install debian in virtual machines in the workstations I am working on and try to automate this. I do not want to store and reuse preinstalled vms due to these disadvantages: I would ...
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What bundler/installer of Python applications should I use?

I need a bundler or installer of Python applications. The feature I need are: create executable/installer for MacOS create executable/installer for Windows executables/installer files need to be ...
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"EventSentry" or other for validation before installation

Our's company product is very big (about 10 Gb) and very complicated. Main part of it is installed on main computer and some other parts of it are installed on another secondary computers. So before ...
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Central software installation

I work in an office where we have 200+ windows machine. Each of them have different software installed on them. What I want to do is to be able to update/Install/remove a software in any/all of the ...
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Virtual Environments in Python

Which are the virtual environments create tools available in Python (like npm and yarn in Node.JS) and how are packages installed and handled using those tools?
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Installing computers 1 by 1

I work at a company where I'm the closest thing to an IT "department" I recieve about 10 computers monthly that I need to install from "scratch" Windows 10 is ready on the computer but I need to set ...
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Generic installer builder for Linux

Problem: How can I create a binary installer for different Linux distros? I want this for an open source software. Maybe generate .sh file? Required Software: Generic installer builder for Linux. ...
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Mac equivalent of Inno?

Basically I want to make a Windows installer, e.g. one that Windows users can use, I don't want to install Windows. I am making a game in Unity and want a user-friendly way to distribute it to ...
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Linux system-installer for LFS

I have a Linux from scratch system functioning + some software developed by myself. I want to launch it as a distro and I need to know how to do that. I need something like Debian-installer or ...
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Windows Console Only Pre-Install Environment

I am making a fast installer script for Microsoft Windows OS's It basically replicates what Windows Setup does but in a fraction of the time, which is useful if you do a lot of virtual machines/...
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Old Sony Sound Forge versions

I still have a valid license (serial number, etc.) for Sony Sound Forge 8 and 9, but I can't find the installer anymore. I'm looking for files named: soundforge90d_enu.exe (http://download....
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Virtualization/sandbox software for Windows specifically designed to safely install software that may be bundled with PUPs

I'm looking for an extremely lightweight VM or virtualization tool for Windows that can be used to safely open installers that may be bundled with potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). (For an ...
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Installation package generator for Postgres, Tomcat, Java (jre) and a war file

My aim is to build a silent installer to install the following components on a user machine. Postgres including PgAdmin, Apache Tomcat 7 Java (JRE) 7.0 And a war file I am targeting Windows only, ...
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Is there any tool to silent Os Install

I need to Install fedora 25 in 10+ system. My intention to Install Os with slight installation instead of click next and next like packer. But packer only setup vagrant environment. I need to Setup ...
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Looking for a simple "build" system for installing a Perl script, data files and man pages

For a small project I have a perl script, a bunch of images and (in the future) a man page to install. I'm looking for a simple "build" system under Linux (no Windows needed, and probably also no ...
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Which text-based web browser is the best handling graphic options to select?

I tried Lynx. But I was not able to choose one of the three columns that appear in a normal web browser for a critical operation of installing/configuring Cloudera. I am trying to install Cloudera ...
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Transfer a list of programs to another PC

I'm looking for software that can install all my previous programs from one pc to another, with the same windows OS (7 and onwards). I don't want an image, I'm only looking for a program that can do ...
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Utility for setting network configuration per UDP

I am builing an embedded device with ethernet network connectivity which will being sold to business (industrial) customers. For inital setup the customer needs to adjust network settings as IP ...
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Android install/uninstall log

I am looking for an app that will display a log of all app installations and uninstallations. Each log entry should display the date and optionally also the time of installation or uninstallation ...
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What installer/software can I use to install multiple applications and services as well as place files in different locations?

Our clients have purchased something like 2000 machines (Dell all-in-ones running win8.1). The software we're building uses IIS and php to show content from the localhost through a Java front end. So ...
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Transactional package manager (software/configuration installer/upgrader)

At the company I work for, we're designing a provisioning system especially suited for the thousands of devices that we need to be able to safely deploy applications and configurations on, most of ...
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Looking for software to monitor installations

I am looking for software that would allow me to monitor (and preferably also undo) changes made to the OS (files added or modified, changes to the Windows registry, etc.). So this is mainly for ...
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Pre-configured OpenVPN Client Distribution Tool

I need to provide clients off-site access to a small-scale network. Currently, I have an ASUS RT-N16 tool installed, running TomatoVPN firmware. On this firmware, I can (relatively easily) configure ...
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Software after formatting to download what you need/want

I often have to format computers. Actually I bring with me a pen drive with the installers of the software I use. But the main problem is that they aren't updated. So I was looking for a software ...
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Software to force installer/setup to run silently?

I am looking for a software which can force/silent most of the major installation wizards in order to install the software without any user interaction during the installation process. I understand ...
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How to package an OSGI application with multiple configurations?

I have a large Java application that somes in several OSGI bundles. It also includes plugins. I want to create multiple distributions of the application with different selections each time. In some ...
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Any alternatives to NSIS, Installshield, Advanced Installer?

I've developed some nice software, and now all I need is an installer for it. The things I need in it are in the following: Must be free (not free trial) No or minimal branding Ability to add ...
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