Installer Types
InstallAnywhere 2024 R2
InstallAnywhere offers Web and CD-ROM installers.
Web
Web installers are packaged into a single executable file by platform, and are appropriate for distribution over the Web. They use a self-extractor to prepare the source files at the start of the installation, and therefore require more available temporary disk space.
CD
A CD-ROM installer already has most of the files extracted and ready to install. There is still a self-extractor, but it only extracts the installer engine. Therefore, CD-ROM installers take up less temporary space and start up faster, but they are not appropriate for Web or electronic distribution. CD-ROM installers are also good for distribution on DVD, and can span multiple CDs or DVDs.
The behavior of self-extractors varies by platform:
| • | Non-Windows platforms—On non-Windows platforms, the self extractor first attempts to extract the installer files to /tmp. If there is not sufficient space in /tmp, the self-extractor will then attempt to use the user’s $HOME directory. |
| • | Windows platforms—On Windows, files are extracted to the following directory: |
C:\Document and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\Temp\<dirname>
where dirname is I<number> ( a capital letter I followed by a random number). For example:
C:\Documents and Settings\JohnSmith\Local Settings\Temp\I1259850268
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