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Software distribution is the process of delivering software to the end user.

Software distribution is the process of delivering software to the end user. This is not to be confused with a distribution, or distro, which is collection of software components built, assembled and configured so that it can be used essentially "as is" for its intended purpose.

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Unified technology for software update

It is cumbersome to update different kinds of software one by one. In my case, For the Ubuntu Linux OS, I periodically do apt-get update and apt-get upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade (this part can be automated). For Ruby language, I have to do…
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Installing support files for app using sql 2005 where server is on another computer

I have a managed C++ application that connects to SQL Server 2005 Express databases on the same computer and over a network. My problem is that if the database is located on another computer over the network, the client machine will not have the…
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Package iOS iPad application for company with 10 employees

I would like to distribute the application I have created to a company who have 10 employees only and wont extend past 20. The application will be in-house and will not be sold on the app store or anywhere else. Is there a way to be able to…
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Include python library with program distribution

Is there a way to distribute a python library with an application, so that it can be run with out any installation? The app is primarily going to be used in a computer lab, where users do not have permission to install global libraries. Ideally,…
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Given a ruby script how to figure out what it depends on?

I want to distribute a ruby script to many of my friends, because it's useful. But how do I know what else they might have to install? I mean at the top of the script, there is this: require 'rubygems' # require 'activerecord' #TODO: figure…
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Which Linux kernels and Linux distros are supported by G-WAN?

I can find a statement at the beginning of the user's manual: version 3 for Linux (tested with Debian and CentOS 32-bit and 64-bit) I am using Ubuntu 12.10 64-bit for development. So far, I found no problem with it, but I still have no…
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How to trustfully distribute java desktop application?

I have read this question it is very detailed about technical aspects. For my application (client for online game) I have created Executable JAR and published it to a website. Since I am just starting to promote, I face some issues regarding trust.…
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Distributing a HTML Document

I am creating a HTML 5 user manual. This contains a number of image folders and js fodlers. Now i wish to distribute this as a single document. In Windows there is mht or something to that effect. Is there any way I can do this on ubuntu that is not…
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Run GUI from batch file is unprofessional?

I recently released a software to our customer, it will be installed on one machine at one location and maybe later at two other locations. It is a prototype and has to be tested. This is a compiled Matlab GUI which runs scanning, does some image…
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License Management by time

Is there any framework to implement a license management using C/C++? I need to limit the time usage of my application. For example with one license file someone can use the software util december/2012. I can use the machine clock, but the user can…
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Distributing python application tutorials

Hi as a python newbie I have written a small python application that can convert an excel worksheet into a sqlite database table. Its not a terribly complex application but it does make use of external modules/package like xlrd…
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Distribution of commercial front-end for LGPL-licensed console application

There's a LGPL-licensed console application. I want to create a commercial GUI front-end for it and distribute it bundled with this console app. Does LGPL license allow that? Note that I am not using a LGPL-licensed library, I am using a stand-alone…
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packaging numpy/scipy and other Python packages with C application?

if I have an application that is written part in Python and has dependencies like numpy and scipy and part in C, how can I package it as an executable (e.g. for Linux) or as a source distribution in a way that does not depend on installing…
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compiling library to what java version

I'm writing a general purpose library (let's say junit or spring). I don't use any features of newer java versions. i want to put my library in maven central. my question is: what -target should i chose during compilation? if i chose 1.2 then…
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How to compile software into a re-installable form?

I am working through my 7th recompile of the same software. There are no pre-built packages available, and it's a long compile time. Is there a way to take what I compile and package it up so that I don't have to continually build it right from…
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