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Creating an installer for a Java application

I need some advice here.

I need to create an installer for a Java application. After a little turn, I landed on these pages . After analyzing a bit, I decided to go with IzPack . I found this nice blog post with which I was able to create a decent installer stub.

However, I am now stuck in further development. I need to configure my installer in several ways, and I'm sure they are possible with IzPack, but I can’t figure out how to do this. The IzPack mailing list and its stackoverflow tag have very low activity, and the documentation is very poor.

So, I dropped IzPack and started writing my own installer manually. After I wrote only two frames, I understand that it will take much longer and may not be possible.

Do you know about any other installation generator that has the best documentation and community support? Or do you know any good IzPack resources and links that I can answer my questions? Or do you suggest that I take an individual approach to the installer? Please, help.

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You can try install4j , have good documentation and commercial support ...

BitRock (InstallBuilder).

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Windows, iexpress

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Take a look at Java Web Start . It is cross-platform and has good support (on SO), as well as good support from the manufacturer (Sun / Oracle). I do not know if it meets the other requirements of this installation, but it may be known when you specify these requirements.

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