Re: FYI - installer packages are the preferred deployment method now
Re: FYI - installer packages are the preferred deployment method now
- Subject: Re: FYI - installer packages are the preferred deployment method now
- From: Derek Chesterfield <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 23:09:31 +0000
On 4 Nov 2007, at 22:32, Nick Zitzmann wrote:
On Nov 4, 2007, at 2:45 PM, Torsten Curdt wrote:
Thanks for the heads up. IMO that is terrible news though. I
personally hate package-based installers (big fan ofhttp://www.timdoug.com/unpkg/
)
It makes perfect sense for me... Things like the installer in
Windows, RPM, etc. have gotten so many people to accept that
software must be installed with installers rather than drag-and-
drop, to the point where many users don't know how to do a drag-and-
drop installation anymore. I (not Chronos, but me personally) have
actually received complaints before because I made some software
available without an installer, with the expectation that people
would know how to do a drag-and-drop install.
The way DMGs are typically packaged now - with nice layout and
background image explaining how to install right there - really should
be enough for most users.
The problem with packages, is that to accommodate installation by non-
admin users to Applications, the installer must ask for privileges,
even if the user is an admin. So, as an admin, I could just drag the
app's bundle to Applications, but with an installer package, I have to
authenticate, and trust the installer. Note that this isn't a case of
me not trusting the application being installed per se, but rather
trusting that the installation doesn't sprinkle files anywhere it
pleases.
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