Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070118658
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Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | A software package manager uses a distribution unit containing components for a software package and a manifest file that describes the distribution unit to manage the installation, execution, and uninstallation of software packages on a computer. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 6381742 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | Jonathan A. Forbes, Jeremy D. Stone, Srivatsan Parthasarathy, Michael J. Toutonghi, Michael V. Sliger |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | claim 2 |
| URL | http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/... |
| Filing Date | April 30, 2002 |
| Additional Information | |
Notes / To Do
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Excerpt
Excerpt The method of claim 1, wherein resolving the software dependencies comprises:
acquiring, for each of the software dependencies in turn, a dependency manifest file that describes a dependency distribution unit for a dependency software package;
resolving software dependencies for the dependency software package as specified by the dependency manifest file;
acquiring the dependency distribution unit for the dependency software package;
extracting components in the dependency software package from the dependency distribution unit into a directory on the computer;
causing the installation of the dependency software package on the computer; and
updating the code store data structure on the computer with information from the dependency manifest file pertaining to the dependency software package. |
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A method, comprising:
initiating power on self test (POST) processing in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computing device;
presenting one or more management alert formats in a user interface;
receiving a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and
configuring a device coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.
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A computer program product comprising logic instructions stored on a computer-readable medium which, when executed by a computer processor, configure the processor to:
initiate power on self test (POST) processing in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computing device;
present one or more management alert formats in a user interface;
receive a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and
configure a device coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.
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