System for Creating a Customized Software Installation On Demand

A customized installation (160), e.g. of Linux software, is created by allowing a user to select packages (110) that the user is interested in installing. During the process, the system checks (130,140) for conflicts and dependencies between packages selected and the user is informed if two of the p...

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Hauptverfasser: WIPFEL, ROBERT, ANDERSON, ERIC W. B, ISAACSON, SCOTT A
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A customized installation (160), e.g. of Linux software, is created by allowing a user to select packages (110) that the user is interested in installing. During the process, the system checks (130,140) for conflicts and dependencies between packages selected and the user is informed if two of the packages that were selected will not be interoperable at run-time. The user is then given an opportunity to resolve the conflict. The user is also informed if selected packages depend on other packages that were not selected in order to run properly, and given the opportunity to include those needed packages in the installation. Once the selected packages have been validated that they will interoperate and all dependencies are satisfied, the system can install the installation.