i-Installer 2.88

i-Installer is a network-aware installer application for Mac OS X 10.2 or higher.

i-Installer is a tool that installs i-Packages which are directories with a name ending on .ii2 and which contain a set of files. An in-depth introduction (in fact: the i-Installer Help Book) can be found here.

i-Installer is a generic software install and configuration application. It can install socalled i-Packages, which are wrappers (directories containing files) with names ending on .ii2 and which will look like files in most applications (like the Finder).

i-Packages can be updated and downloaded from remote locations. Most of this will happen automcatically.

i-Packages may have the following functionality:
• Installation (and subsequent Configuration)
• (re-)Configuration
• Uninstallation (removal)

i-Packages may be interactive in a limited way. i-installer provides the package with access to several predefined sheets that can be displayed on the package window.

That way, especially configuration can involve the user. (In other words: install TeX and select formats, languages in a GUI, install ghostscript and be offered a choice to add TeXs type1 fonts to an installed ghostscript).

i-Packages exist just like other wrappers: on your hard disk. You can create packages from remote URL locations by entering an URL (like http://www.ntg.nl/macosx-tex/i-packages/texmf.ii2 in a panel.