About:
The Zero Install system removes the need to install software or libraries by running all programs from a network filesystem. The filesystem in question is the Internet as a whole, with an aggressive caching system to make it as fast as (or faster than) traditional systems such as Debian's APT repository, and to allow for offline use. It doesn't require any central authority to maintain it, and allows users to run software without needing a root password.

Author:
Thomas Leonard [contact developer]

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8.35/10.00 (4 votes)

Homepage:
http://0install.net/
Tar/GZ:
http://0install.net/install.html
Changelog:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=262369
RPM package:
http://rox.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/FedoraCore
CVS tree (cvsweb):
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=76468
Mailing list archive:
http://0install.net/support.html

Trove categories: [change]

[Development Status]		4 - Beta
[Environment]		No Input/Output (Daemon)
[Intended Audience]		Developers, System Administrators
[License]		OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)
[Operating System]		POSIX :: Linux
[Programming Language]		C
[Topic]		Internet, System :: Archiving :: Packaging, System :: Filesystems, System :: Installation/Setup, System :: Operating System, System :: Operating System Kernels :: Linux, System :: Software Distribution, System :: Software Distribution Tools, System :: Systems Administration

Dependencies: [change]
bzip2 1.0.0 (required)
D-BUS 0.20 (required)
expat 1.95.0 (required)
GNU tar 1.13 (required)
GNU Wget 1.6 (required)
The GNU Privacy Guard 1.2.2 (required)
Zero Install (LazyFS branch) (required)
[download links]

 Branches

Branch	Version	Last release	License	URLs
Default	0.1.26	22-Aug-2004	GNU General Public License (GPL)
LazyFS Linux kernel module.	0.1.26	03-Jan-2005	GNU General Public License (GPL)

 Releases

Version	Focus	Date
0.1.26	Minor feature enhancements	22-Aug-2004 15:17
0.1.25	Minor feature enhancements	28-Jul-2004 17:48
0.1.24	Major bugfixes	21-May-2004 20:29
0.1.23	Minor bugfixes	07-May-2004 20:36
0.1.22	Major bugfixes	26-Mar-2004 14:14
0.1.21	Minor feature enhancements	15-Feb-2004 15:01
0.1.20	Minor bugfixes	29-Dec-2003 17:36
0.1.19	Minor feature enhancements	29-Nov-2003 21:47
0.1.18	Minor feature enhancements	03-Nov-2003 14:16
0.1.17	Major feature enhancements	27-Oct-2003 17:01

 Articles referencing this project

• Zero Install and the Web of Software
  by Thomas Leonard , in Editorials
  Sat, Dec 13th 2003 00:00