System and method for packaging updates
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1. A computer-implemented method to create a plurality of installation packages, comprising:
- placing a computer system into a known state;
receiving a first install package having a first format and including a first information set;
executing the first install package to install the first information set on the computer system;
generating a second install package for the first information set, the second install package having a second format;
receiving a third install package having a third format and including a second information set; and
repeating the acts of placing and executing to generate a fourth install package for the second information set, the fourth install package having the second format.
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Abstract
A system and method packages sets of information so that they may be used to install the set of information. The packaging is performed by one of several client computer systems using the set of information and metadata describing the set of information, requested from a server.
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1. A computer-implemented method to create a plurality of installation packages, comprising:
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placing a computer system into a known state; receiving a first install package having a first format and including a first information set; executing the first install package to install the first information set on the computer system; generating a second install package for the first information set, the second install package having a second format; receiving a third install package having a third format and including a second information set; and repeating the acts of placing and executing to generate a fourth install package for the second information set, the fourth install package having the second format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A system for automatically generating a plurality of installation packages, comprising:
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a first computer system having access to a first install package having a first format and including a first information set and a second install package having a second format and including a second information set; a second computer system communicatively coupled to the first computer system; and a third computer system communicatively coupled to the first computer system; wherein the first computer system transmits the first install package to the second computer system in response to a request from the second computer system and the second install package to the third computer system in response to a request from the third computer system; wherein the second computer system, after receiving the first install package, places the second computer system into a known state, executes the first install package to install the first information set on the second computer system and generates a third install package for the first information set, the third install package having a third format; and wherein the third computer system, after receiving the second install package, places the third computer system into a known state, executes the second install package to install the second information set on the third computer system and generates a fourth install package for the second information set, the fourth install package having the third format. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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