Conary (package manager)
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| Conary | |
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 Screenshot of Conary running in a terminal |
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| Initial release | 2004-07-15 |
| Latest release | 1.2.7 / November 15, 2007 |
| Written in | Python |
| OS | GNU/Linux |
| Platform | i686, x86 64 |
| Available in | English |
| Development status | Active |
| Genre | Package management system |
| License | Common Public License[1] |
| Website | http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Conary |
Conary is a free software package management system created by rPath and distributed under the terms of the Common Public License.[1] It focuses on installing packages through automated dependency resolution against distributed online repositories, and providing a concise and easy-to-use Python-based description language to specify how to build a package. It is used by Foresight Linux and rPath Linux.
Conary updates only those specific files in packages which need to be updated; this behavior minimizes bandwidth and time requirements for updating software packages. Conary also features Rollbacks[2] of package installation as well as derived packages [3].
