Questions tagged [automatic-update]
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Are mature dependencies less risky than state of the art ones?
There are tools like dependabot or greenkeeper for npm and others for other languages. Now at first glance they improve security by keeping open source dependencies up-to-date. But I am wondering, do ...
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Updating a distributed backend and keep track of compatible releases for Electron app + Webserver (PHP + MySQL )
Currently i'm working on a small platform with a simple client-server model and will soon go in a closed beta with a launching customer.
In essence it's an Electron application which is mostly used ...
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Is it a bad idea to use ProgramData to allow non-admin users to update our program?
I'm working on a Desktop application, and to allow frequent updates without too much hassle, I want to install a simple "bootstrap" application to the "Program Files" directory, and the actual ...
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How to maintain a database structure when there are multiple instance of the DB?
I've created an application that can create and update documents. A document is a relational database (it's a SQLite database).
I'm planning to update the structure of the database (add fields, add ...
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Is it good practice on server/client systems to automatically install updates?
I'm working on an automated update system for a legacy server/client software package written in Delphi. The way I'm designing it is so the client's (customer's) server machine runs a service which...
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Is it a bad practice to stop providing support for outdated software if updates are free and easy?
Providing support for outdated software is both unexciting and expensive. If people are still using the version which was sold ten years ago, it means that they will find bugs which do not exist in ...
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Why don't software vendors use existing scheduling facilities for automatic upgrades?
It is common for software vendors to offer automatic updates.
The research and installation of these updates can be done
at application startup
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