distribution (software)

A software distribution is a bundle of a specific software (or a collection of multiple, even an entire operating system), already compiled and configured. It is generally the closest thing to a turnkey form of a usually GPL or open source source code for a software. It usually takes the form of either rpm, deb, tgz, msi, exe etc. installer and is downloadable from the Internet. These are also known as a Binary distributions. Examples range from whole operating system distributions to server and interpreter distributions (for example WAMP installers).
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Distribution software manages everything from order processing and inventory control to accounting, purchasing and customer service, supply chain management, sales, CRM, inventory, warehouse and finance management.Distribution software helps companies to manage internal and external resources efficiently.Source of definition is from http://www.wholesaledistributionsoftware.com
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