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Ivy: a package manager for Java, integrated into the Ant build tool, also used by sbt; Leiningen: a project automation tool for Clojure; LuaRocks: a programming library and package manager for Lua; Maven: a package manager and build tool for Java; npm: a programming library and package manager for Node.js and JavaScript
Dependency hell is a colloquial term for the frustration of some software users who have installed software packages which have dependencies on specific versions of other software packages. [ 1 ] The dependency issue arises when several packages have dependencies on the same shared packages or libraries, but they depend on different and ...
Docker is a set of platform as a service (PaaS) products that use OS-level virtualization to deliver software in packages called containers. [5] The service has both free and premium tiers. The software that hosts the containers is called Docker Engine. [6] It was first released in 2013 and is developed by Docker, Inc. [7]
Package metadata include package description, package version, and dependencies (other packages that need to be installed beforehand). Package managers are charged with the task of finding, installing, maintaining or uninstalling software packages upon the user's command. Typical functions of a package management system include:
The Nix package manager employs a model in which software packages are each installed into unique directories with immutable contents. These directory names correspond to cryptographic hashes that take into account all dependencies of a package, including other packages managed by Nix. As a result, Nix package names are content-identifying ...
NixOS is a free and open-source Linux distribution based on the Nix package manager.NixOS uses an immutable design and an atomic update model. [6] Its use of a declarative configuration system allows reproducibility and portability.
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OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE). [2] It is the result of an effort Sun Microsystems began in 2006, four years before the company was acquired by Oracle Corporation .