If you have already installed a package using your distribution's installer then 0install can use that instead of downloading a second copy.

Binary and source packages - supports both compiling applications from source and downloading binaries.

0install supports sharing of binaries (the implementation cache) between users and between virtual machines.

Conflict free - if two programs want the same version of a library, they'll share it.

Decentralised anyone can distribute software.It supports both binary and source packages, and works on Linux, Mac OS X, Unix and Windows systems. Other features include full support for shared libraries, sharing between users, and integration with native platform package managers. For example, a user can clone a Git repository and build and test the program, automatically downloading newer versions of libraries where necessary, without interfering with the versions of those libraries installed by their distribution, which continue to be used for other software.ĭownload: Zero Install 2.24.8 | 1.Zero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. The XML file describing the program’s requirements can also be included in a source-code repository, allowing full dependency handling for unreleased developer versions. Installation is always side-effect-free (each package is unpacked to its own directory and will not touch shared directories), making it ideal for use with sandboxing technologies and virtualization. For example, while it will share libraries whenever possible, it can always install multiple versions of a package in parallel when there are conflicting requirements. Zero Install also has some interesting features not often found in traditional package managers.

0install packages never interfere with those provided by the distribution. It is intended to complement, rather than replace, the operating system’s package management. It allows software developers to publish programs directly from their own web-sites, while supporting features familiar from centralized distribution repositories such as shared libraries, automatic updates and digital signatures. Zero Install is a decentralized cross-platform software-installation system available under the LGPL.

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