Updating software using hybrid partitioning

A method comprising:

• receiving an update file to generate an updated version of software executed by a computing device, the update file corresponding to an update request generated while running an active system configuration of the computing device;
• generating an updated system configuration by applying the update file to an inactive system configuration of the computing device associated with a first partition while the active system configuration of the computing device corresponding to a second partition remains operational;
• generating an updated directory in a system partition of the computing device based on the update file, the updated directory corresponding to the updated system configuration of the first partition;
• and
• modifying a partition table associated with the first partition and the second partition such that the computing device is configured to boot using the updated system configuration of the first partition and the updated directory upon rebooting.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code executable by a processing device of a computing device for causing the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• receiving an update file to generate an updated version of software executed by the computing device, the update file corresponding to an update request generated while running an active system configuration of the computing device;
• generating an updated system configuration by applying the update file to an inactive system configuration of the computing device associated with a first partition while the active system configuration of the computing device corresponding to a second partition remains operational;
• generating an updated directory in a system partition of the computing device based on the update file, the updated directory corresponding to the updated system configuration of the first partition;
• and
• modifying a partition table associated with the first partition and the second partition such that the computing device is configured to boot using the updated system configuration of the first partition and the updated directory upon rebooting.