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Auto-updating is software functionality that allows a program to maintain whether it or the supporting data is up-to-date in an automatic fashion.

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What is the best way to update an MSI installation over the internet?

What is the best way to update an MSI installation over the internet? ClickOnce doesn't support MSIs. I need the update to occur automatically over the internet, in the same manner as Windows updates occur. Ideally, I would want my application to…
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Implementing a JavaFX application auto update feature

I'm about to write a new cross platform application, and I choosed JavaFX, mainly because of its rich UI libraries (both standard and third party) and it native data binding feature. My application will be deployed via native packaging, both because…
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Server is not connected when trying to deploy with intellij

I am trying to build, deploy and debug my webapp inside intellij. I have setup my tomcat using this answer and I was able to get the server running. The issue is that my webapp is not being deployed, though it is defined in the deployment tab. I…
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How to create a self-updating Node.js application?

I'd like to create an application with Node.js that periodically checks for updates and installs them if there are any. The basic components are clear to me: A web server (or an FTP server, a file system, ...) which contains the update packages A…
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How to incorporate WordPress automatic updates with Git as version control?

I am trying to find a solution to a very difficult task: properly version controlling WordPress, specifically when working with automatic updates. WordPress allows a lot of simplicity by allowing users to update WordPress core files, themes and…
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Why isn't my Greasemonkey script updating?

I've got a Greasemonkey script for Firefox. The script includes this meta-block and some lines of code. I want to update my script on the server and then automatically update the browser's scripts. The requireSecureUpdates option is off. What am I…
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Auto update for WinForms application

When creating an auto updating feature for a .NET WinForms application, how does it update the DLLs and not affect the currently running application? Since the application is running during the update process, won't there be a lock on the DLLs…
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How can I test electron-builder auto-update flow?

I built an Electron app and I am now looking at how to distribute it. I went with electron-builder to handle packaging etc. For a bit of context, as a web developer, I am used to continuously deploy web apps on a web server but I have a hard time…
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Autoupdaters for .NET and alternatives to wyBuild/wyUpdate?

I am searching for alternatives to autoupdating our software. Not ClickOnce and nor in the line of wyBuild and wyUpdate.
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What is the best way to update Java version on Mac computer?

Should I run brew or update Java via the Web or some other method?
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Android, how to use DexClassLoader to dynamically replace an Activity or Service

I am trying to do something similar to this stackoverflow posting. What I want to do is to read the definition of an activity or service from the SD card. To avoid manifest permission issues, I create a shell version of this activity in the .apk,…
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Alternatives to Java Web Start?

We're having huge issues with Java Web Start in production. We're afraid to release because every time we do, help desk gets calls from 1/3 users getting an "unable to launch" error. It's hard to tell whether it's because of user error, cancellation…
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Auto upgrade button missing

I've got a jenkins CI installed from a debian package (1.424.6 version, Debian/Ubuntu distribution, running on ubuntu 12.04). I read on the web that jenkins provides an automatic upgrade button, just like in . But I don't have such thing on my…
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Suggest a method for auto-updating my C# program

I need to keep a program I've written up to date, this will happen frequently over the next year or so, this will need to be done over the Internet. Where would you suggest I start, are there any common techniques? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks
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Self-update / shadow-copy with Asp.Net Core

I'm writing a Asp.Net Core application which should be able to update itself (replace its own binaries while running). This MSDN article describes shadow copying with the classical .Net framework, which would be exactly what I need. But the whole…
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