Patent ID: 7765541
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a minimized installation profile for installing a minimized operating environment, comprising: installing a non-minimized operating environment comprising a plurality of installation packages on a computer system; installing one or more applications on the computer system in addition to the installed non-minimized operating environment; determining one or more system changes from said installing one or more applications to identify one or more components added to the computer system by said installing one or more applications; identifying one or more of the installation packages required by the installed one or more applications corresponding to one or more elements of the installed non-minimized operating environment referenced by the added one or more components; identifying one or more of the installation packages not required by the installed one or more applications corresponding to one or more elements of the installed non-minimized operating environment not referenced by the added one or more components; and creating the minimized installation profile for installing the minimized operating environment based upon a minimum profile template and including the one or more installation packages required by the installed one or more applications, wherein the minimized installation profile does not include the one or more of the installation packages of the non-minimized operating environment not required by the installed one or more applications.