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Dynamic retrieval of installation packages when installing software

  • US 9,465,600 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2014
  • Issued: 10/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A machine-implemented method for installing software, the method comprising:

  • determining, by a computing system, a specific installation package to be installed, the software having one or more installation packages to be installed;

    automatically identifying a repository from a plurality of repositories from which to obtain the specific installation package, wherein the identification is based on priority criteria, and the priority criteria is based on dynamically changing parameters; and

    obtaining the specific installation package from the identified repository, wherein the dynamically changing parameters include a network throughput, a data rate of a repository of a wide area network and a data rate of a local storage device of the computing system.

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