Glossary

Applist

The applist file describe a list of application packages which will be deployed on a workstation or a server. The Applist Format details the content of this file.

Catalog

A catalog is a file where LAppTrack class (resp. lapptrack script) stores information (name, version, published date,…) about the handled products.

COST

Commercial off-the-shelf

Commercial off-the-shelf refers to packaged solutions which are then adapted to satisfy the needs of the organisation, rather than the commissioning of custom made solutions.

See also

Commercial off-the-shelf Wikipedia article

Hook script

Hook scripts are only call from lAppUpdate scripts and have a public interface. These scripts are designed for doing third parties tasks (e.g. tuning the environment) at specific time (i.e before starting the script). By definition, a hook script is optional and may be not exist.

Note

a hook script name is hard coded in the caller script, so the name is considered like a reserved keyword and cannot be modified.

Non-public script

Non-public scripts are those that are not intended to be used by third parties, so these scripts may change or even removed.

Product

A product is an commercial software tracked and deployed by lAppUpdate. It is commercial or a custom software, where commercial term covers commercial off-the-shelf , free software and open source software 1.

Progress bar

A progress bar is a element of a user interface to visualize the progression of an extended computer operation, such as a download, file transfer, or installation.

See also

Progress bar Wikipedia article

Progress indicator

A progress indicator is a element of a user interface to inform the user that an operation is in progress.

See also

Progress indicator Wikipedia article

Public script

Public scripts are those that you can use, with the commitment to avoid backward incompatible changes (i.e. specially with the command line options).

Silent install

A silent install is an installation process which require no user intervention, accordingly installation options are set to default values or may be tuned with command line options.

Throbber

A throbber is an animated widget used to show that an extended computer operation, such as a download, file transfer, or installation is in progress. In contrast to a progress bar, a throbber does not inform how much of the action has been completed.

See also

Throbber wikipedia article

Footnotes

1

Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS) is Commercial Software, http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/commercial-floss.html.