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On the use of Debian and APT for software package management in Sony Ericsson

Selberg, Sven (2012)
Computer Science and Engineering (BSc)
Abstract
Dividing complex systems into smaller components that are easier for humans to comprehend and manage, is a wide spread method in software design. As systems grow more complex, the task of solving the different dependencies and constrictions of the various components in a system, and create a stable and valid composition naturally also gains complexity. Various tools have been constructed to manage these components, one of which is APT-get, the meta-installer used by Debian to resolve dependencies and constrictions on theDebian package. APT-get and the Debian package are used in Sony Ericsson’s composition system. The dependency-structure is starting to reach the level of complexity where APT-get’s limitations are beginning to reveal... (More)
Dividing complex systems into smaller components that are easier for humans to comprehend and manage, is a wide spread method in software design. As systems grow more complex, the task of solving the different dependencies and constrictions of the various components in a system, and create a stable and valid composition naturally also gains complexity. Various tools have been constructed to manage these components, one of which is APT-get, the meta-installer used by Debian to resolve dependencies and constrictions on theDebian package. APT-get and the Debian package are used in Sony Ericsson’s composition system. The dependency-structure is starting to reach the level of complexity where APT-get’s limitations are beginning to reveal themselves. A revision of the dependency structure and the tools used for composition therefore was a necessity, to lay the ground work for changes in the composition system. This bachelor thesis handles three aspects of such a revision: ? A requirements specification of the requirements on dependency structure in the future. ? A tool for easy revision of the present dependency structure. ? An investigation into possible alternative meta-installers and/or alternative component-management-systems.
The result is a requirement specification of relevant stakeholders requirements on package dependencies, with an implementation suggestion using the present package management system. An investigation of alternative meta-installers led to that Sony Ericsson is now pursuing a course set by research conducted by the consortium Mancoosi, and are creating their own resolver based on reverting the problem into a Boolean problem that can be solved by a SAT solver. A fully integrated tool for dependency structure visualization and dependency graph traversing was implemented using Java. (Less)
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author
Selberg, Sven
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
debian, package dependencies, sony, apt, graph, meta installer
language
English
id
2364312
date added to LUP
2012-02-24 00:00:00
date last changed
2018-10-18 10:20:17
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  abstract     = {{Dividing complex systems into smaller components that are easier for humans to comprehend and manage, is a wide spread method in software design. As systems grow more complex, the task of solving the different dependencies and constrictions of the various components in a system, and create a stable and valid composition naturally also gains complexity. Various tools have been constructed to manage these components, one of which is APT-get, the meta-installer used by Debian to resolve dependencies and constrictions on theDebian package. APT-get and the Debian package are used in Sony Ericsson’s composition system. The dependency-structure is starting to reach the level of complexity where APT-get’s limitations are beginning to reveal themselves. A revision of the dependency structure and the tools used for composition therefore was a necessity, to lay the ground work for changes in the composition system. This bachelor thesis handles three aspects of such a revision: ? A requirements specification of the requirements on dependency structure in the future. ? A tool for easy revision of the present dependency structure. ? An investigation into possible alternative meta-installers and/or alternative component-management-systems.
The result is a requirement specification of relevant stakeholders requirements on package dependencies, with an implementation suggestion using the present package management system. An investigation of alternative meta-installers led to that Sony Ericsson is now pursuing a course set by research conducted by the consortium Mancoosi, and are creating their own resolver based on reverting the problem into a Boolean problem that can be solved by a SAT solver. A fully integrated tool for dependency structure visualization and dependency graph traversing was implemented using Java.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{On the use of Debian and APT for software package management in Sony Ericsson}},
  year         = {{2012}},
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