Open Source Linux Application Packaging Software - Page 2

Blackfisk is an application that does backups. It differs from other backup-software in the way how to use it. The software can handle huge and complex backup tasks.

CoolPackager is a program which will take a .tar.gz file and a installation script file and create a self-extracting executable scipt. Install it on your system by typing this command as root: lynx -source cpkg.sourceforge.net/cpkg | sh

DB Web Admin Provides access to your databases through a web interface. It gives users visibility into their SQL Server database instances. DBWA shows users Currently running SQL Queries, Historic Queries, and Fragmented Indexes. DBWA also allows users to kill currently running queries or run their own SQL queries. DBWA is implemented in ASP.NET MVC using C#. Previous Versions supported Oracle(PL/SQL and JSP), MS SQLServer (ASP), and MySQL/ODBC (C#.NET) versions.

GamePatchDistributor is designed as a convenient tool for game patch distribution on local LAN-parties. As frontend for an FTP-server or a Windows share it makes patches easily accessible over the network, without the need for a special server setup.

Jar Ajar is a JAR-based self-extractor for zip files. Zip up files and package them with descriptive images and text using Jar Ajar's graphical interface. When recipients launch the resulting JAR, Jar Ajar guides users through the unzip process.

The project provides a script which permits to generate automatically a small rescue system for Linux (boot floppy, CDROM, ZIP or tftpboot configuration). All usal Linux console commands are available. Only hard disk and network drivers are supported.

Extractor for "You Don't Know Jack" (YDKJ) sound and graphicfiles

Cmmi helps you to simplify your installation process from '.tar.gz' source archives. You can be a package manager of your local site, if you are not an expert of your OS. Cmmi can make .deb, .rpm, Slackware and cygwin packages efficiently.

A simple tool that slices big files (files that are bigger as the removal medium you want to use) into several parts and allows glueing them together.

The GK3 Tools project is a collection of tools and utilities useful for viewing and modifying the Gabriel Knight 3 data files.

QTGZManager is a frontend to the Slackware pkgtools that can compare versions, install, reinstall, upgrade, downgrade and remove packages. It also shows the package contents, information, freezes/unfreezes a specific version as well as download latest official Slackware patches.

RPM Builder serves the novice/newbie audience. It gives them an easy way to take small applications that only have tarred releases and build a simple spec file and resulting rpm file.

A simple tool which search, and unzips all ZIP-files, starting in a given initial directory, without changing the directory structure; which means that every ZIP-file in multiple subdirectories, will be unzipped in the overlaying directory, without creating new (sub-) directories. Simply by executing one single command. No libraries, or installation required; simply execute Xtractor, and start with mass unzipping every single ZIP-file elsewhere in your directory, without changing its structure.

JSPackaging is a JavaScript framework that provides simple directives for defining, loading & importing uniquely named packages of JavaScript modules. UPDATE: This project now exists as Ajile at http://sf.net/projects/ajile & http://ajile.iskitz.com.

UnRarX is a Mac OS X Cocoa application that allows you to expand rar archives on MacOS X.

ZXTapeTool is a tool to manipulate tape archives for ZX Spectrum emulators

A shell based package manager for embedded *nix systems similar FreeBSD pkgtools.

BiGZiP is a graphically rich, Java based compression tool. It is developed around a user interface that is easy and intuitive to navigate. It fully supports zip compression and allows for the development of new compression schemes via it’s APIs

COOK is a software build-automation tool made with a goal of letting you, the programmer, to utilize the most elegant and powerful programming language - Common Lisp - for managing your software builds. You write a recipe file which describes what objectives must be constructed. COOK will load and process this file, then produce either a regular Makefile or a Bourne Shell script, which will actually perform the task of building and installing your targets.

The Debian's Archive Browser will ease the browsing and searching of package in the _huge_ Debian's Packages list. Written in python, no release yet. keep in touch.

A software administration system for GNU/Linux systems with capabilities for network transparent package management, host-to-host data copying, creating tar archives with embedded signatures, and use as a directory content integrity checker.

GNUpdate is a set of libraries and tools that provide universal package management on Linux systems, allowing any distribution to install packages from other distributions, as well as updating the system with the latest versions of installed packages.

Debian Package Builder System with a Highly Comprehensive Graphical User Interface

Independent Packager This is a Java program for packaging files for distribution. It creates a jar file that is self extracting and installing to the location of your choice. It can also install files to the Java extensions folder of your system.

LSM (Local Software Manager) provides a way to manage software that installed into /usr/local. It does a snapshot before the installation and findout what files have installed. It builds and installs a RPM file of that software using software's files.