Systems and methods to modify application installations
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1. A method comprising:
- creating a generic installation modifier package, the generic installation modifier package specifying differences between a target modified application installation and an already installed baseline application installation, the generic installation modifier package not specifying information that is extraneous to modification of the baseline application installation unless the information is designated as being transparent to an installer application; and
communicating the generic installation modifier package to a patch engine, the patch engine being configured to generate a patch from the generic installation modifier package, the patch for modifying the already installed baseline application installation.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for modifying application installations are described. In one aspect, a generic installation modifier package is created. The generic installation modifier package specifies differences between a target modified application installation and an already installed baseline application installation. The generic installation modifier package does not include information that is extraneous to modification of the already installed baseline application installation unless the information is designated as transparent to an installer application. The generic installation modifier package is communicated to a patch engine for subsequent modification of the baseline installation.
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1. A method comprising:
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creating a generic installation modifier package, the generic installation modifier package specifying differences between a target modified application installation and an already installed baseline application installation, the generic installation modifier package not specifying information that is extraneous to modification of the baseline application installation unless the information is designated as being transparent to an installer application; and
communicating the generic installation modifier package to a patch engine, the patch engine being configured to generate a patch from the generic installation modifier package, the patch for modifying the already installed baseline application installation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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specifying, at a first computing device, differences between a target modified application installation and an already installed baseline application installation, the already installed baseline application being installed at a second computing device; and
converting, at the second computing device, the differences into a patch with a data format different than the markup language, the data format being specific to an installer application or operating environment, the installer application for implementing the patch to modify the already installed baseline application installation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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editing, at a first computing device, a generic installation modifier package to insert metadata into the generic installation modifier package, the metadata being transparent to an installer application for installing a patch generated from the generic installation modifier package;
generating the patch at a second computing device from content of the generic installation modifier package;
modifying an already installed baseline application installation as a function of the patch; and
utilizing the metadata, by an application other than the installer application, to perform an operation, present information, or configure an application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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