3. What to expect (and what not to expect)¶

3.1. instl doesn’t...¶

Create a GUI for the installer. If you need to inquire the user for choices and decisions, you will also need to create your own GUI application wrapper around instl.
Have a GUI for the developer of installers. All work is done in a text editor and on the command line. We think that this is a big advantage, especially for large or complicated projects.
Does not implement all functionality found in full grown installers. Unique or special install steps, such as installing drivers, can be done in conventional installer tools and be triggered by instl.

Open source and uses open source tools in it’s implementation. instl license allows for commercial usage, but you need to check if the instl license and the license of the tools used by instl are suitable for you.