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The	O
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also	O
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as	O
IPS	O
or	O
pkg(5 )	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
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created	O
by	O
the	O
OpenSolaris	B-Operating_System
community	O
in	O
coordination	O
with	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
Solaris	B-Application
11	I-Application
and	O
several	O
illumos-based	O
distributions	O
:	O
OpenIndiana	B-Application
,	O
OmniOS	O
,	O
XStreamOS	O
and	O
a	O
growing	O
number	O
of	O
layered	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
GlassFish	B-Language
,	O
across	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
OS	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IPS	O
is	O
coded	O
in	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-platform	B-Operating_System
ports	O
for	O
layered	O
applications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Operating_System
update	O
notification	O
and	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
Graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
.	O
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