The p2 provisioning platform has replaced Update Manager as a mechanism for managing Eclipse based applications. While p2 is most notably recognized for managing Eclipse installs, p2 has been designed as a general purpose provisioning platform for OSGi and Eclipse RCP.

Join EclipseSource's Ian Bull as he demonstrates how you can use p2 to manage your own RCP based application. We will present examples of how you can include the p2 provisioning platform in your existing RCP application to support: 1) software installs, 2) system upgrades, and 3) configuration management. In particular, we will demonstrate how you can:

- Make use of the p2 provisioning platform for software management
- Integrate the creation of p2 repositories into your build system
- Reuse the p2 user interface and existing work-flows
- Customize the p2 user interface for your specific needs Debug common pitfalls

No prior p2 experience is needed.

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