(From Analysis of the System Administrator Occupation Copyright © 2000 by SAGE, The System Administrators Guild.)
44. Locate/download software packages and patches from the Internet or computer vendors.
45. Build, install, and configure operating systems (e.g., NT, Linux).
46. Install upgrades and operating system patches and service packs.
47. Build, install, and configure application software and tools (e.g., third-party, public domain, or shareware).
48. Debug application software problems (e.g., business-specific software such as Adobe software such as Adobe Acrobat or Netscape).
49. Port system utilities to other operating system environments (e.g., convert script from Perl4 to Perl5, convert script from Unix to NT).
50. Resolve compatibility and inter-operability issues (i.e., resolving machine-to-machine problems).
51. Audit/evaluate existing source code for problems (e.g., for buffer overflows, Y2K related issues).