Packages

Fuchsia packages play an essential role in distributing, updating, and securing software within a Fuchsia ecosystem.

Fuchsia packages

Fuchsia packages: Provides an overview of Fuchsia packages, including their types and structure.
Fuchsia package URLs: Explains the format and structure of Fuchsia package uniform resource locators (URLs).
Fuchsia package server: Explains the Fuchsia package server and its role in delivering trusted software updates.

Software updates

OTA updates: Explains the details of how the OTA (Over The Air) update process works in Fuchsia.
The update package: Explains the contents of the update package, containing files and rules for system updates.
Software update system: Explains Fuchsia's software update system and its use of The Update Framework (TUF).
Garbage collection: Explains the garbage collection process performed to free up disk space on a device for OTA.

Additional resources

For more information on creating, building, and updating Fuchsia packages, see Developing with Fuchsia packages.

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Last updated 2024-10-01 UTC.