Method and apparatus for installing operation system

• US 10,572,241 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2015
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Company Limited (Baidu Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Company Limited (Baidu Incorporated)
• Inventors: Shi, Ziye
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Berman, Stephen D
• Application Number:
  US15/740,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20180196659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,554 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/10 Requirements analysis; Specification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/77 Software metrics
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

A method and apparatus for installing an operating system. Data of a first operation system is acquired, and the first operation system is installed and launched according to the data of the first operation system. Configuration information of the first operation system is modified to add installation related information of a second operation system, after the first operation system is launched. Data of the second operation system is acquired according to the installation related information of the second operation system, and the second operation system is installed to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

Claims

1. A method for installing an operation system, comprising:

acquiring data of a first operation system from a server, and installing and launching the first operation system according to the data of the first operation system, wherein the first operation system is one of default operation systems that are capable of remote installation;

modifying configuration information of the first operation system to add installation related information of a second operation system after launching the first operation system according to instructions from a remote computer, wherein the second operation system is an operation system other than the default operation systems that are capable of remote installation, the modified configuration information including an internet protocol (IP) address and a domain name of a storage location for the second operation system; and

acquiring data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system;

wherein, modifying the configuration information of the first operation system to add the installation related information of the second operation system comprises;

receiving a modification instruction, wherein the modification instruction comprises information of a guide system of the second operation system and information of an automatic installation script of the second operation system, wherein the information of the guide system includes a storage location of the data of the second operation system, and wherein the information of the automatic installation script of the second operation system includes disk segmentation, software, and operating system configuration information; and

adding the guide system of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the guide system of the second operation system; and

adding the automatic installation script of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the automatic installation script.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system, comprises:

receiving an operation system relaunch instruction; and

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system after receiving the operation system relaunch instruction, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system comprises:

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the guide system of the second operation system; and

installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system in an installation way corresponding to the automatic installation script and according to the data of the second operation system.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

acquiring automatic configuration information generated when the first operation system is automatically configured after being launched; and

recording information that needs to be retained in the automatic configuration information into the automatic installation script.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system, comprises:

receiving an operation system relaunch instruction; and

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system after receiving the operation system relaunch instruction, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring automatic configuration information generated when the first operation system is automatically configured after being launched; and

recording information that needs to be retained in the automatic configuration information into the automatic installation script.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system, comprises:

receiving an operation system relaunch instruction; and

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system after receiving the operation system relaunch instruction, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system, comprises:

receiving an operation system relaunch instruction; and

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system after receiving the operation system relaunch instruction, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

9. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory;

one or more programs stored in the memory,

wherein the one or more processors are configured to read the one or more programs to execute acts of;

acquiring data of a first operation system from a server, and installing and launching the first operation system according to the data of the first operation system, wherein the first operation system is one of default operation systems that are capable of remote installation;

receiving a modification instruction from a remote computer, including an internet protocol (IP) address and a domain name of a storage location for a second operation system, wherein the modification instruction comprises information of a guide system of the second operation system and information of an automatic installation script of the second operation system, the second operation system is an operation system other than the default operation systems that are capable of remote installation, wherein the information of the guide system includes a storage location of the data of the second operation system, and wherein the information of the automatic installation script of the second operation system includes disk segmentation, software, and operating system configuration information;

adding the guide system of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the guide system of the second operation system; and

adding the automatic installation script of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the automatic installation script; and

acquiring data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are configured to modify the configuration information of the first operation system to add the installation related information of the second operation system by acts of:

receiving a modification instruction, wherein the modification instruction comprises information of a guide system of the second operation system and information of an automatic installation script of the second operation system; and

adding the guide system of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the guide system of the second operation system; and

adding the automatic installation script of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the automatic installation script.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are configured to acquire the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system by acts of:

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the guide system of the second operation system; and

installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system in an installation way corresponding to the automatic installation script and according to the data of the second operation system.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to read the one or more programs to execute acts of:

acquiring automatic configuration information generated when the first operation system is automatically configured after being launched; and

recording information that needs to be retained in the automatic configuration information into the automatic installation script.

13. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are configured to acquire the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system by acts of:

receiving an operation system relaunch instruction; and

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system after receiving the operation system relaunch instruction, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

14. A non-transitory computer storage medium having one or more modules stored therein, wherein when the one or more modules are executed, a method for installing an operation system is executed, the method comprising:

acquiring data of a first operation system from a server, and installing and launching the first operation system according to the data of the first operation system, wherein the first operation system is one of default operation systems that are capable of remote installation;

receiving a modification instruction from a remote computer, including an internet protocol (IP) address and a domain name of a storage location for a second operation system, wherein the modification instruction comprises information of a guide system of the second operation system and information of an automatic installation script of the second operation system, the second operation system is an operation system other than the default operation systems that are capable of remote installation, wherein the information of the guide system includes a storage location of the data of the second operation system, and wherein the information of the automatic installation script of the second operation system includes disk segmentation, software, and operating system configuration information;

adding the guide system of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the guide system of the second operation system; and

adding the automatic installation script of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the automatic installation script; and

acquiring data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.

15. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 14, wherein modifying the configuration information of the first operation system to add the installation related information of the second operation system comprises:

receiving a modification instruction, wherein the modification instruction comprises information of a guide system of the second operation system and information of an automatic installation script of the second operation system; and

adding the guide system of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the guide system of the second operation system; and

adding the automatic installation script of the second operation system into the configuration information of the first operation system according to the information of the automatic installation script.

16. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 15, wherein acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system comprises:

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the guide system of the second operation system; and

installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system in an installation way corresponding to the automatic installation script and according to the data of the second operation system.

17. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring automatic configuration information generated when the first operation system is automatically configured after being launched; and

recording information that needs to be retained in the automatic configuration information into the automatic installation script.

18. The non-transitory computer storage medium according to claim 14, wherein acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system, comprises:

receiving an operation system relaunch instruction; and

acquiring the data of the second operation system according to the installation related information of the second operation system after receiving the operation system relaunch instruction, and installing the second operation system to replace the first operation system according to the data of the second operation system.