Free NSIS Alternatives for Linux

NSIS is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative is IzPack, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to NSIS and many of them are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to NSIS are Makeself, Debreate, DCP Setup Maker and GUI Debian Package Maker.

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IzPack
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Free • Open Source
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IzPack is a one-stop solution for packaging, distributing and deploying applications.

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Makeself
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Mac
Linux
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36 alternatives to Makeself
makeself.sh is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tar.gz archive from a directory. The resulting file appears as a shell script (many of those have a .run suffix), and can be launched as is.

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Debreate
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Linux
26 alternatives to Debreate
Debreate is a utility to aid in building Debian packages (.deb). The goal behind Debreate is to make developing for Debian based Linux distributions more appealing, with an easy to use interface for packaging applications, artwork, media, themes, etc.
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DCP Setup Maker
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Wine
15 alternatives to DCP Setup Maker
Powerful simple-to-use application to generate stable and multi-platform installers. Its intuitive user interface and exceptional ease of use makes it very easy to build complex desktop or web installers with large amounts of files.
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1. PortableDCP Setup Maker can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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GUI Debian Package Maker
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Linux
28 alternatives to GUI Debian Package Maker
A Debian package builder based on Debian Package Maker (http://debianpackagemaker.blogspot.com).

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Discontinued
Last release in December 2009
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Debian Package Maker
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Free • Open Source
Linux
26 alternatives to Debian Package Maker
DebianPackageMaker is a simple user interface/tool to make a debian package easier and straightforward to use and deploy your linux application to any debian based distro.
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Discontinued
Last release in June 2008
Packin
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Linux
27 alternatives to Packin
Packin is a graphical Linux package creator wizard which compiles packages in the popular debian package format (.deb files). Packin creates complete debian packages within four easy steps. Advanced options and latest specifications supported.

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Ubucompilator
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Free • Open Source
Software Installer
Linux
25 alternatives to Ubucompilator
Ubucompilator is a modern software written in Gambas for Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint and debian derivates to compile and make .debs packages easly, by a graphic way.

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Discontinued
Last version 1.0, released May 2011, can be downloaded from Launchpad
Deb-o-Matic
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Free • Open Source
Linux
26 alternatives to Deb-o-Matic
Deb-o-Matic is an easy to use utility to build Debian source packages, meant to help developers to automate the building of their packages with a tool that requires limited user interaction and a simple configuration.

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MojoSetup
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Free • Open Source
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The most complex and flexible opensource GUI installer for Linux.
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1. Support for scriptingMojoSetup supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
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