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    What is the right way to make an installer for Linux?

    I'm developing an application that runs on the server as a Windows service or a Linux daemon. It is common to make an installer for Windows using NSIS/WIX/InnoSetup/etc to get an installer as a single EXE/MSI file. The question is what is the common way for Linux to make such an installer? The...
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    How to affect a parent process environment in Linux?

    I know that a child process cannot directly affect its parent process, HOWEVER, how does a tool like nvm work? It's a CLI tool that can "instantly" switch between nodejs versions, which I think means modifying the PATH somehow to point to a different binary installed on your PC. By "instantly"...
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