Sun Solaris package management

Solaris Package management, package installation or removal


To use installer from a share location



# installer- shell script that runs with text/GUI interfaces installer is located on Solaris DVD
installer script is on Software companion DVD

Add the below command to /etc/dfstab ,you can create an NFS share of the folder

# share -F nfs -o ro,anon=0 /export/home/SolarisCompanion

and then "exportfs -a" will export the shares

on the other machine mount remote servers NFS sharepoint for Solaris Companion DVD

# mount -F nfs linuxcbtsun2:/export/home/SolarisCompanion /mnt



Then run the ./installer from the path

# ./installer -nodisplay runs the installer without GUI


# prodreg  -- shows the registered/installed packages on Solaris and provide some information and dependancy about them



### pkg
pkg|info|add|rm|chk

#pkginfo  - dumps to STDOUT all installed packages -  category, name, desc
#pkginfo -l [package_name] - return details info about the package
#pkginfo -x  -return an extracted list of packages  - abbreviation, name, arch, version
#pkginfo -q  - queries for a package and returns exit status (if installed returns 0, if not installed returns non 0)
#pkginfo -i|-p   - returns fully/partially installed packages


#pkgchk    - Checks the integrity of a package e.g. with files and directories

#pkgchk -v [pkg_name]  -  Checkes/lists files included with the pkg_name
#pkgchk -v [pkg1],[pkg2]
#pkgchk -lp /opt/sfw/bin/bluefish  - returns the package that 'bluefish' file belongs to
#pkgchk -ap /opt/sfw/bin/bluefish  - audits the permissions on the file 'bluefish'
#pkgchk -fp /opt/sfw/bin/bluefish  - restore permissions to values in database on the file
#pkgchk -cp  - audits the content of the file based on sum information
#pkgchk -q  - returns usable exit status


Common Solaris Package online repositories
1. www.sunfreeware.com
2. www.blastwave.org - www.blastwave.org/mirrors.php
3. www.sun.com

#pkgadd -d pkg_name  - installs from the current diretory or spool directory (/var/spool/pkg)
#pkgadd -d pkg1|pkg2 -s /var/spool/pkg   -will transfer the pkg1 and pkg2 to spool directory
#pkgadd  - this will install programs in the spool directory, will ask about the available packages at spool dir
#pkgadd -d URL/pkgg_name

#pkgrm pkg_name  - remove the package