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US9417865B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9417865-B2 |
| Application number | US-79075210-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | May 28, 2010 |
| Publication date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
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Updating package manager software on a client. An update tool can interface with a package manager running a first version of the package manager software to inspect an available update to a package installed on the client. The update tool can determine that a second version of the package manager software is required to install the update to the package. The update tool can access the second version of the package manager software, remove the first version of the package manager software from the package manager, and unpack and install the second version of the package manager software on the package manager. Further, the update tool can install the update to the package installed on the client, and can update other resources associated with the client as appropriate.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: inspecting, using a first version of a package manager software, an update to a package prior to installing the update to the package, wherein the package and the package manager software are installed on a client, wherein inspecting the update to the package comprises extracting a version of the package manager software required to install the update to the package from a package repository; determining, by a processor of the client,…
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- What does patent US9417865B2 cover?
- Updating package manager software on a client. An update tool can interface with a package manager running a first version of the package manager software to inspect an available update to a package installed on the client. The update tool can determine that a second version of the package manager software is required to install the update to the package. The update tool can access the second v…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Vidal Seth Kelby, Antill James, Red Hat Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F8/65. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 16 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).