Generic Software Distribution and Deployment : Streamlining Software Distribution and Deployment Tasks With PyPkg

ISBN-13: 9783639157437 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 96 str.

Arve Knudsen

Opis

Along with general advances in computing, and the Internet, the complexity of distributing software poses more and more of a challenge. It is particularly difficult for software providers (developers) who wish to deliver software to multiple platforms, since the deployment technologies are so different. Just for Linux, there are several platform-specific technologies. As a result, many (opensource) projects just leave it to others to package their software for installation on specific platforms. This results in more complexity on the user''s end, however. We aim to streamline the process of delivering software by developing a common system for distribution and deployment (on users''s systems), called PyPkg. It is currently Linux only, but should with time also support other major desktop platforms. PyPkg''s design is analyzed with regard to competing technologies such as APT and Autopackage. This book should prove useful to developers who are themselves working on facilities for software distribution and/or deployment, or someone with an interest in studying this kind of system.

O autorze

Arve Knudsen, MSc: Studied Informatics at the University of Oslo.
Software Engineer at Kalkulo AS, Norway.