Shared software libraries for computing devices

A computing device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• data storage including at least computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from a second computing device, a request for an executable for a software application for storage on the second computing device;
• determining, that the software application uses a first version of a shared library;
• before installation of the software application on the second computing device, requesting and receiving, from the second computing device, an indication of whether or not the second computing device already stores a copy of the first version of the shared library;
• determining, by a first computing device and based on data indicative of stability of one or more versions of the shared library, whether the first version of the shared library is eligible for sharing between software applications on the second computing device;
• determining the executable for the software application, wherein the executable comprises a stripped executable when the indication is that the second computing device already stores the copy of the first version of the shared library and based on determining that the first version of the shared library is eligible for sharing between the software applications on the second computing device, wherein the stripped executable excludes the first version of the shared library, wherein the executable comprises a full executable when the indication is that the second computing device does not store the copy of the first version of the shared library or based on determining that the first version of the shared library is not eligible for sharing between the software applications on the second computing device, and wherein the full executable includes the first version of the shared library;
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• transmitting, to the second computing device, the executable for the software application.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from a second computing device, a request for an executable for a software application for storage on the second computing device;
• determining, that the software application uses a first version of a shared library;
• before installation of the software application on the second computing device, requesting and receiving, from the second computing device, an indication of whether or not the second computing device already stores a copy of the first version of the shared library;
• determining, by a first computing device and based on data indicative of stability of one or more versions of the shared library, whether the first version of the shared library is eligible for sharing between software applications on the second computing device;
• determining the executable for the software application, wherein the executable comprises a stripped executable when the indication is that the second computing device already stores the copy of the first version of the shared library and based on determining that the first version of the shared library is eligible for sharing between the software applications on the second computing device, wherein the stripped executable excludes the first version of the shared library, wherein the executable comprises a full executable when the indication is that the second computing device does not store the copy of the first version of the shared library or based on determining that the first version of the shared library is not eligible for sharing between the software applications on the second computing device, and wherein the full executable includes the first version of the shared library;
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• transmitting, to the second computing device, the executable for the software application.