A key advantage of Packages is the ability to easily distribute it for broader use.
Important
You must also build the Package before distributing it.
The easiest way to distribute a Package is to simply specify the Package Source as the output directory when building the Package. For example, if your Package Source is on a shared drive, the Package developer could run the following command to directly publish their new Package to the Source:
hxpkg.exe package "C:\Dev\Scripts\HyperX" -o "S:\Shared Package Source"
Alternatively, you could build the Package locally and copy the .hxpkg file to the Source afterwards.
Once the Package is in the Source, HyperX users will be able to see it the next time they open the Package Manager.
If they have a previous version of the Package installed and HyperX has not been closed since the Package was published, the user will see an upward pointing arrow beside the Package icon (see below), indicating that a new version is available. They will have to select the new version from the dropdown and press the "Upgrade" button to install the new version.
If a user has closed and reopened HyperX since the Package was published and they have automatic package updates enabled, the user will see that the new version of the Package has been automatically installed.