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Configurable tool which allows Java applications to be installed and controlled like native NT or Unix services. Includes fault correction software to automatically restart crashed or frozen JVMs. Critical when app is needed 24x7. Built for flexibility.
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Fink
macOS package manager
Fink brings the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and macOS. Packages are downloaded and built automatically and installed into a tree managed by dpkg, all with full dependency tracking. -
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postgresql-mingw-w64
Documentation and releases about building PostrgreSQL using MinGW-w64
This project (licensed under LGPLv3) provides full documented procedures to build PostgreSQL from sources (and some additional extensions / Foreign Data Wrappers: sqlite_fdw, www_fdw, mysql_fdw, ldap_fdw, couchdb_fdw, oracle_fdw, odbc_fdw...) using MinGW-w64 (recent versions of gcc - 4.8.0 or later). It also provides ready made binaries/releases targetting Win32 as well as Win64 (Windows7). Note: Installers are also released to make easy the installation of the PostgreSQL extensions mentioned above in PostgreSQL installations made from the official Windows 7 - 32-bit and 64-bit - installers (those extensions releases - DLLs - being fully compatible with the said installers). -
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GlobalPlatform
Implementation of GlobalPlatform smart card specification
The GlobalPlatform card specification is a standard for the management of the contents on a smart card. Mainly this comprises the installation and the removal of applications. This project offers a C library and a command line shell. Find more information on https://kaoh.github.io/globalplatform/ -
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Payload Delivery Vehicle (PDV) is a program that builds an executable that contains a complete package (e.g. and RPM, System V package or tar file) and the commands required to install it. When the executable is run it will extract and execute the payloa
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Portable Cygwin
Script for portable installation of Cygwin
Portable installation of Cygwin that is integrated with PortableApps.com launcher. -
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Cluster SSH - Cluster Admin Via SSH
Cluster administration tool
ClusterSSH controls a number of xterm windows via a single graphical console window to allow commands to be interactively run on multiple servers over an ssh connection. -
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This utility allows an IT professional to install several programs with a single click. It is designed to launch from a network share and suppress any Windows security questions about launching programs.
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A full-featured, GTK-based control panel for IceWM, featuring an IceWM theme designer, IceSoundManager (sound events), IcePref2, & tools to manage wallpaper, cursors, keys, window options, & more. IceWMCP has a familiar, Control Panel-like interface.
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Gobisoft
Software auto-installation builder
Gobisoft is a batch package builder for applications, it builds a self-install package of your programs. Creates a stand alone executable file that performs the (secured installation and removing) of the elements necessary to distribute your applications. The software offers many possibilities, such as executing commands before and after installation. -
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Radmind is a suite of Unix command-line tools and a server designed to remotely administer the file systems of multiple Unix machines. For Mac OS X, there's also a graphical interface.
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Unix GNU Windows
Packages to create a Unix like environment under MS-Windows
At this point this project is mainly wpkg which is a replica of dpkg and apt-get that works under Microsoft Windows and Unices. Since version 0.7.0 it works very nicely as it includes most of the important functionality of dpkg (i.e. most everything except dselect functions.) Otherwise, the Unix GNU Windows is expected to be a large set of packages that wpkg can handle. Packages of all the software available under MinGW and GnuWin32 so you can painlessly build a complete Unix like environment under Microsoft Windows. -
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<b>relink</b> is a <i>package management tool</i> for organization and management of software packages. It should run on any UNIX platform that runs PERL. Similar tools include: rpm(REDHAT/Mandrake), pkgadd(Slackware/SUN), stow(GNU) and depot(CMU)
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Firefly failsafe
failsafe image for illumos based distributions
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jsadmin has now been renamed as xsadmin. xsadmin has the ability to prepare automated remote Solaris/Linux installation for Solaris and RedHat Linux. Newer releases could be found in http://xsadmin.simplenetwks.com.
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Perlscript that creates (almost ;-) automatic SSH-Accounts from a List of users on Linux/FreeBSD/SunOS Machines.
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WebJump is a simplified but still powerful web-based interface to the Solaris Jumpstart environment. It is meant to be easy-to-use, but still support all of the options available in the full jumpstart environment. Hooks for supporting Linux KickStart ar
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ATC is a system for configuring and controlling the pre and post building of Unix machines over the network. Predominately it uses JET to deploy Solaris hosts and Kickstart to deploy Linux hosts. Post build ATC is used to do configuration control.
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This is a library that helps software that uses Abase not spread all over the system. This helps to distribute software without installation and make it easy for a user to keep software organized. Then it can be used in "portableOS" flash drives.
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An experimental implementation of the Gentoo package management system (portage) and build environment on Solaris 11/OpenSolaris.
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ApacheBuilder builds Apache (with optional modules of Mod_SSL and Mod_Perl) from sources, prompting for config params of location, etc. When done, it starts Apache and verifies it all works ok.
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AutoInstaller is a program which can install and uninstall programs based on the decision of plug-ins. These could include by schedule, at user demand, or a more complex scenario. It uses plug-ins to handle tar.gz, tgz, zip, and rpm files.
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BackupPC Windows Client
Installation files for Windows clients to BackupPC
Windows clients to BackupPC. Installations script and all scripts to backup Windows clients via ssh and rsyncd. Cygwin are used. Tested on Windows 2008r2 and Windows 2012r2. Does not work on Windows 7 - Diskshadow are not included in Windows 7. -
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