ooker
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Joined: Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:40 am

Making a minimal and graphical setup

Mon Dec 05, 2022 4:51 am

I want to make an installer that basically:
  • Silently install other programs
  • Run a shell script
  • Clone a git repo
I'd like it to have a creative way to impress users, maybe a slide of images during installation. Users only need to click one time to choose the location. I have looked at List of installation software - Wikipedia but not sure what to choose. The priorities are:
  • Be able to create a creative graphical interface
  • Low price
It will be on Windows.

I'm also looking for such installer templates for ideas. For example, this is the skin of WiX Toolset:

Image

I also ask this question on Software Recommendations Stack Exchange

Catalin
Posts: 6542
Joined: Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:49 am

Re: Making a minimal and graphical setup

Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:02 pm

Hello and welcome to our forums,

If you'd like to create a really lightweight setup package (that displays only a few dialogs, or even a single one), please have a look over the following FAQ:

How do I create a lightweight setup with a single dialog?

Regarding your first request:
I want to make an installer that basically:
Silently install other programs
Run a shell script
Clone a git repo
1. Silently install other programs

This should be possible through our predefined support for prerequisites. If the programs you want to install have a silent switch (command), then this will be fairly easy.

Add prerequisites

2. Run a shell script

If by "shell" script you refer to PowerShell, then you can achieve this through our predefined custom actions:

Run Inline PowerShell script

3. Clone a git repo

I am not quite familiar with this, but I do not see why this wouldn't be achievable.

Hope it helps!

Best regards,
Catalin
Catalin Gheorghe - Advanced Installer Team
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