Patent ID: 8473942
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a plurality of system software installation files including a software package having an installable program executable on a system with specific system attributes, wherein the software package to contain a list identifying specific system attributes required to execute the installable program and an external list of system attributes separate from the software package; and wherein the external list to include at least one system attribute that is compatible with the installable program but not identified by the list of system attributes in the software package; initiating an installation process for the software package on the system with at least one system attribute that is compatible with the installable program but not identified by the list of system attributes in the software package by performing operations including: executing the installation process based on the list of specific system attributes contained in the software package if the external list is not detected, wherein the installation process is configured to fail if the at least one system attribute differs from the list of system attributes in the software package.