Google Inc.

Ann Mei Chang

Shankar Ganesh

Joerg Heilig

Jian H Li

Jocelyn C Lin

Jesse Savage

Othman Laraki

John Fu

Sorin Jianu

Sundar Pichai

Carl Schedvin

Systems and techniques to provide for software installation. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes detecting selection of one or more applications by a user; creating a manifest for the one or more applications, the manifest including a reference to the one or more applications and a reference to one or more installers, where each of the one or more applications is associated with a unique one of the one or more installers; and providing the manifest to a target system where each of the one or more applications can be installed, none of the applications or installers being provided in the manifest.

Common installer server

Systems and techniques to provide for software installation. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes receiving a manifest, the manifest including a reference to one or more applications to be installed, obtaining an installer associated with an application, and using the associated installer to install the application on a target system, the application and the associated installer not being provided in the manifest.

Common installer client

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Ann Mei Chang