Editing EPrints Package Manager (section)

==Overview==

The EPrints Package Manager is basically a cross between a linux package repository and a user friendly GUI store (think fruit flavoured mobile application store). This makes it a highly open platform for developing extensions specific to a single product which has the flexability and functionality of certain closed stores.

The EPM system consists of 2 main parts, EPM repositories and the client side EPM manager which handles packages installed both from an EPM repository as well as those sourced locally. The EPM manager is able to source packages from more than one EPM repository as is defined by the EPM manager configuration file stored relative to each repository. The EPM manager is also responsible for handling the installation, location of upgrades and EPM development of a new EPM compliant package. 

In this document we look at each of the feature of the EPM manager, these in turn aid in the development of an EPM package.