Patent ID: 8261258
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising: receiving an installer runtime and a first manifest or a first manifest handle identifying the first manifest on a target system, the first manifest referring to one or more first applications available to be installed and referring to one or more first installers, and identifying a first respective server from which each of the one or more first installers can be obtained, each of the one or more first applications being associated with a corresponding first installer of the one or more first installers; responsive to the receiving, installing the installer runtime on the target system; and executing the installer runtime on the target system to perform first operations comprising: receiving a second manifest or a second manifest handle identifying the second manifest, the second manifest referring to one or more second applications available to be installed that is not already installed and referring to one or more second installers, and identifying a second respective server from which each of the one or more second installers can be obtained, each of the one or more second applications being associated with a corresponding second installer of the one or more second installers; responsive to the receiving executing the installer runtime on the target system to perform second operations comprising, for each of the one or more second applications referred to in the second manifest: