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Use the BigFix Software Distribution applications to deploy software to endpoints across your network from a single location. Maintain control and visibility into software delivery and installation. Device owners can use the Self Service Application to manage software and other BigFix actions that are deployed to them as offers.
Software Distribution User's Guide
BigFix Software Distribution is a part of the Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy software throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution delivers cost-effective operational control and visibility to your software delivery and installation process.
Overview
The Software Distribution application is part of the BigFix Software Distribution Systems Lifecycle Management suite. This application enables organizations to improve management of their desktop software distribution processes from a single, unified point of control, and storage-optimized library.
System requirements
The BigFix Software Distribution application supports all operating systems that are supported by the BigFix Platform.

Software Distribution
Use the BigFix Software Distribution applications to deploy software to endpoints across your network from a single location. Maintain control and visibility into software delivery and installation. Device owners can use the Self Service Application to manage software and other BigFix actions that are deployed to them as offers.
- Self Service Application
- Software Distribution User's Guide
  BigFix Software Distribution is a part of the Lifecycle Management suite, provides a consolidated, comprehensive solution to quickly deploy software throughout a network from a single, centralized location. This solution delivers cost-effective operational control and visibility to your software delivery and installation process.
  - Overview
    The Software Distribution application is part of the BigFix Software Distribution Systems Lifecycle Management suite. This application enables organizations to improve management of their desktop software distribution processes from a single, unified point of control, and storage-optimized library.
    - What's new in Software Distribution
      BigFix for Software Distribution application updates can contain a set of features, improvements, and bug fixes for the Software Distribution site.
    - System requirements
      The BigFix Software Distribution application supports all operating systems that are supported by the BigFix Platform.
    - Supported package types
      BigFix Software Distribution can deploy any type of file. Auto-generation of package installation commands is supported for various package types that can be deployed to different endpoints.
  - Best practices
    Learn how to best optimize your use of BigFix Software Distribution.
  - Dashboards overview
    BigFix Software Distribution provides several dashboards for managing software distribution tasks in your deployment.
  - Managing packages
    You can bundle software distribution content into packages for faster deployment.
  - Managing Application Management Groups
    Group software distribution tasks and client computers for faster deployment, especially in large networks.
  - Frequently asked questions
    This section is designed to help you better understand BigFix Software Distribution through questions and answers.

System requirements

The BigFix Software Distribution application supports all operating systems that are supported by the BigFix Platform.

For a detailed list the system requirements for BigFix Software Distribution, see Detailed system requirements.