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Why use an installer at all in this day and age? A lot can be customized in the browser nowadays before download. Or tweaked after download/execution. Or use a
by cobertos 3y ago
Why use an installer at all in this day and age? A lot can be customized in the browser nowadays before download. Or tweaked after download/execution. Or use a build script (if technical audience). Or just isn't needed.
I think the last installer I used was probably the Linux Mint/Ubuntu live CD installer?, But other than that I don't think I've seen an installer for a couple years. Albeit I'm in the Linux ecosystem now so maybe that's why
- tmpX7dMeXU 3y agoThat’s entirely why. A massive caveat.
- ianburrell 3y agoAre you talking about OS installer? Cause this is application installer. You likely used an installer today but didn't notice it. The model on Windows is that you ran installer program that installed the application. Installers had to do a lot more stuff than drop the application in the right place like change registry entries or write files in other place. InstallShield wrote the installation engine and build tool. Windows moved to model of .msi packages with .exe wrapped. InstallShield turned into an .msi build tool. Macos has .pkg installer for things that can install .app. Linux has .dpkg or .rpm. All of them have the installer pre-installed.
- cobertos 3y agoI'm just talking about an installer in general, a wizard handling user customization and environment specific casing. Seems like the only place you might want something like that in the modern age would be an OS installer. Except I'm less familiar with the Windows ecosystem nowadays