Is there an InstallShield analog for Linux?

[Chebmaster]

I'm searching a way to maintain (as easy as possible) the binary packages for my programs. While for Windows it's easy and there are lot of solutions out there, I still did not find anything worthy for Linux yet.

There is the http://autopackage.org/ , and they boast it being universal, but it needs to download a front-end in addition to the installer itself, seems a bit too complicated to me.

Is there a way to build an *universal* rpm? Can Debian-based systems use rpms? Is there anything like WinRar/7-Zip self-extracting archive with ability to extract into a pre-defined path and run the specified program?

[savage]

Have you looked @ InstallMade http://www.superobject.com/installmade/?

I've not used it, so can't comment.

[Chebmaster]

Thanks for the link, I'll try it.

P.S. Doesn't look promising, though. Kylix-centric (while I use pure Free Pascal), last updated in 2005...

[savage]

Maybe the guy would be open to having it ported to use FreePascal instead, since Kylix is essentially dead. Drop him a line and ask.

[dmantione]

Try Loki setup, http://icculus.org/loki_setup/