4.5. Software packaging
Software products include those shipped with AIX and those purchased separately. Each software product can contain separately installable parts. The following explains how software products are organized.
4.5.1. Filesets
A fileset is the smallest installable base unit for the AIX operating system. A fileset includes all files that constitute a complete product, such as bos.net.uucp, or a separately installable part of a product, such as bos.net.nfs.client.
4.5.2. Packages
A package is a group of separately installable filesets that provide a set of related functions. For example, bos.net is a package.
4.5.3. Licensed Program Products
A Licensed Program Product (LPP) is a complete software product including all packages ...
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