Package upgrades in FOSS distributions: details and challenges

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dc.creatorDi Cosmo, Roberto
dc.creatorZacchiroli, Stefano
dc.creatorTrezentos, Paulo
dc.date2009-02-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:39:51Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:39:51Z
dc.descriptionThe upgrade problems faced by Free and Open Source Software distributions have characteristics not easily found elsewhere. We describe the structure of packages and their role in the upgrade process. We show that state of the art package managers have shortcomings inhibiting their ability to cope with frequent upgrade failures. We survey current countermeasures to such failures, argue that they are not satisfactory, and sketch alternative solutions.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1610
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.1610
dc.identifierInternational Workshop On Hot Topics In Software Upgrades Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Hot Topics in Software Upgrades, Nashville, Tennessee : États-Unis d'Amérique (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1145/1490283.1490292
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219262
dc.subjectSoftware Engineering
dc.subjectOperating Systems
dc.titlePackage upgrades in FOSS distributions: details and challenges
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