Java Installation Package

[gmcfar]

i am looking for ways to create an installation package for an application
which i have developed. it is a database with a Java GUI to allow the user to
interact with it. i also think i would have to include the ODBC driver for
the database within the installation package although im not too sure!
Any ideas on how to do this (preferably for free!!)
Thanks

 

[Alex]

Take a look at these open source installers. Maybe you will find the one:

http://www.javakb.com/Uwe/DirCat.aspx/Dir/Software/Development-Tools/Installers

 

[Gerbrand]

gmcfar schreef:

i am looking for ways to create an installation package for an application
which i have developed. it is a database with a Java GUI to allow the user to
interact with it. i also think i would have to include the ODBC driver for
the database within the installation package although im not too sure!
Any ideas on how to do this (preferably for free!!)
Thanks

I'd recommend Nullsoft Installer (NSIS):
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page

The scripting language is very powerful. There are also a lot of
plugins, code samples as well as (commercial and free) wizards to
produce an installer quite fast.

Of course the above installer only works under MS-Windows.
You could also evaluate Windows Installer XML, but I haven't tried it
myself yet:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/wix/

If you want to distribute your code under Linux I would use RPM build
tools or Debian build tools, depending on your needs.