Package installation on a host file system using a container
US10416979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/63
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An example method of installing one or more files on a host file system includes extracting, by an operating system, a container image from a container. The container image stores a set of files and provides an indication of a hierarchical structure for the set of files. The method also includes obtaining, by the operating system, a package in accordance with the container image. The package includes the set of files. The method further includes installing the package on the host file system in accordance with the hierarchical structure for the set of files.
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