LUDE: A Distributed Software Library
Michel Dagenais & Stephane Boucher
Departement de genie electrique et de genie informatique
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3C 3A7
Robert Gerin-Lajoie & Pierre Mailhot
Departement d'informatique et de recherche operationnelle
Universite de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Pierre Laplante
Centre de recherche informatique de Montreal
Montral, Quebec, Canada
Abstract
Numerous software packages are being used and updated regularly on
most computer systems. Installing all these software packages is a
formidable task because each one has a different procedure for
compiling or for placing the files required at run time. The LUDE
(Logitheque Universitaire Distribuee et Extensible) software library
is an organization for installing software packages, a set of tools to
install and uninstall software packages and browse their
documentation, and a number of FTP servers offering over 100
pre-installed freely redistributable software packages. It offers
functionality and flexibility not available in existing systems.
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