Package upgrades in FOSS distributions: details and challenges

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2009-02-10

arxiv.org/abs/0902.1610v1

International Workshop On Hot Topics In Software Upgrades Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Hot Topics in Softw

Computer Science

Software Engineering

Scientific paper

10.1145/1490283.1490292

The upgrade problems faced by Free and Open Source Software distributions have characteristics not easily found elsewhere. We describe the structure of packages and their role in the upgrade process. We show that state of the art package managers have shortcomings inhibiting their ability to cope with frequent upgrade failures. We survey current countermeasures to such failures, argue that they are not satisfactory, and sketch alternative solutions.

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