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Makeself vs MSIX Packaging SDK

A side-by-side look at Makeself and MSIX Packaging SDK. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Makeself

Makeself

Os & Utilities

Makeself is a small shell script that generates a self-extractable tarball for Unix. It packages software into a single executable file for easy distribution and installation.

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MSIX Packaging SDK

MSIX Packaging SDK

Development

The MSIX Packaging SDK is a set of libraries that allow developers to package desktop and UWP apps as MSIX packages programmatically. MSIX is the latest app package format from Microsoft.

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