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Image Packaging System
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<p>The Image Packaging System, also known as IPS, is a <a href="/facts/Cross-platform/16zqdvNR">cross-platform</a> <a href="/facts/Package_management_system/kEX4kx7g">package management system</a> created by the <a href="/facts/OpenSolaris/7q5ouhPa">OpenSolaris</a> community in coordination with Sun Microsystems. It is used by <a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a> 11 and several <a href="/facts/Illumos/helcbXv6">Illumos</a>-based distributions: <a href="/facts/OpenIndiana/o2wuXlcm">OpenIndiana</a>, OmniOS, XStreamOS and a growing number of layered applications, including <a href="/facts/GlassFish/Y45eWxx3">GlassFish</a>, across a variety of Operating System platforms. IPS is coded in the <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a> programming language. </p>