Nfs or downloading from internet and then add it to system, or from existing location such as varspoolpkg directory if. On solaris so for i did not find the way how can i. Packages can be installed only into file systems that are part of a boot environment be. Installation of oracle 11g r2 on solaris 11 express x86. The package instance or list of instances to be installed. How to manually download individual files from the openindiana or solaris pkg repo. Solaris package dependency tool now available cols tech. This configuration step is required to make sure a solaris host has all the required software for provisioning infinibox volumes. Nov 19, 2008 solaris 10 does not have the ability to install packages from the web. Software packages can be installed on or removed from standalone systems or servers in a fairly straightforward manner because both the.
Using package commands to manage software packages oracle. A solaris package typically contains reloc and install directories. But heres the simplest one i know, cause i wrote it to be that way. Nov 26, 2006 bigadmin feature tech tip introduction to package components for the solaris os each solaris package is represented as a directory that has the same name as the package. Create a local repository based on the contents of the p5p archive file. Solaris oracle have started to also use the pkg command, which then has switches to perform the previous commands, but at the time this technical article was written veritas netbackup has the dependency to use the commands such as pkginfo, pkgadd, and pkgadd and without them the installation of netbackup will fail. Reverse dependencies 4 reverse dependencies are solaris packages that depends on gcc4core. Ips also enables users to create their own software packages, create and manage package repositories, and copy and mirror existing package repositories.
To install or update packages that are constrained by pkg. If you have a binary that works with solaris 10 update n, but doesnt with solaris 10 update n2, run this script on both platform and it will help you to find the patches youre looking for. Solaris find out a package which a file belongs to nixcraft. The image packaging system ips is a framework that enables software lifecycle management, such as installation, upgrade and removal of packages. The pkgadd command continues to install the other packages. Learn about the new features in the recent oracle solaris 11. Oracle solaris 11 cheat sheet for the image packaging system. This section shows examples of listing an installed package apptrace, verifying package status, and displaying the contents of a package. Its possible to get fancier, but this is sort of the bare minimum you. Also, this document describes the basic interrelationships between patches. Pkgadd patch 110934110935 for solaris 8 and 17114568 for solaris 9. Solaris 10 does not have the ability to install packages from the web. Theres a few alternatives available on how to get and install pkgutil. Listing and collecting the information and dependencies of a package.
The book covers a broad range of solaris system administration topics such as managing user accounts, diskless clients, booting a system, using the service management facility smf, and managing software and patches. This techrecipe describes some of its uses in listing numerous packages. Make your solaris desktop look like a mac,yes it can be here steps to do. Options n installation occurs in noninteractive mode. How to make a solaris package pkg format there are now various other guides to make solaris packages out there. There are different settings recommended depending on the connectivity between the host and the infinibox systems.
Uniform package installation and removal interfaces pkgadd and pkgrm. For the linux yum, urpmi, and apt commands, the package file is downloaded from a network repository. Download unzip for solaris from here for sparc or here for intelx86. This will extract the pkginfo and pkgmap list of files files to var. Software package administration installing and maintaining. Package management on linux, bsd, and solaris bob cromwell. When the pkginfo command is executed without options, it displays the category, package instance, and package name of all packages that have been completely installed on your system. What is the difference between pkginfo and pkg info on solaris 11. Remove support for old setuptools leaving pkginfo in the root of the project. For the linux rpm commands and the solaris pkgadd commands, the package file must be on the local system. I need to find the version number of bind running on a solaris 9 box sparc pkginfo grep i domain shows system sunwinamd internet domain solaris 9 find package version number share your knowledge at the lq wiki. Package is a class module that reads in the information from a pkginfo file for a solaris package. Solaris add install new software packages last updated february 1, 2005 in categories news package can be install from cdrom, network i. Listing the packagepatches dependencies of a binary on.
Packages install mostly in usrlocal and usrlocalbin should be in the path. Simple, flexible, fast virtualization session 4972. Rename the unzip program as unzip and make it executable. Finally, i have included the solaris package management tools pkgadd, pkginfo, pkgchk, and pkgrm. You can use the pkg contents command to find dependencies between. Install, remove, verify, and get details on packages. The software dependencies for 1 products or filesets cannot be. Nfs or downloading from internet and then add it to system, or from existing location such as varspoolpkg directory if frequently required packages are copied to this location. Oct 26, 2000 perl module to obtain basic solaris package info. Overview of solaris patch types and dependencies oracle. Use the pkginfo command to determine the name of the package that is currently installed.
This book is for anyone who is responsible for administering one or more systems that run the oracle solaris operating system os. Ads are annoying but they help keep this website running. Reverse dependencies 57 reverse dependencies are solaris packages that depends on python. Use pkgrm to remove a sparc package as explained below.
When i install the package, it ignores the dependencies. It can be spawned from a solarisinstalldb object, or it can be used as a standalone object. For your convenience click on the dependency tree to view all the dependencies for a given package. Download the clients1 package for unix clients to a system with. The guide assumes that the reader has some prior experience using solaris and pkgsrc. Synopsis pca option operand description pca is a perl script which generates lists of installed and missing patches for oracle solaris systems and optionally downloads and installs patches. Those with a link attached to the program name are currently available. Solaris containersresource management and solaris zones. We can check dependency for particular package before installing it.
The token all may be used to refer to all packages available on the source medium. Installation of oracle 11g release 2 on solaris 11 express x86 and sparc this paper howto describes stepbystep installation of oracle 11g release 2 database software on solaris 11 express x86 and sparc. Is there a unified way to show info about all the packages installed in the system. Reverse dependencies are solaris packages that depends on python. This is useful because jenkins doesnt appear to release solaris packages. In the cshell, the asterisk must be surrounded by single quotes or. The abbreviation is limited to a maximum length of 32 characters. In this article i will document how to transform a solaris 10 x86 core installation into a pkgsrcpowered desktop system. Phil browns solaris page interesting solaris scripts and advices, including the very nice pkgget oneshot install script automates download and install procedures for svr4 packages pkgget. Solarispackage perl module to obtain basic solaris.
There are now various other guides to make solaris packages out there. To list all packages installed on a solaris system, use the following. I using solaris 10 and i have a pkg files how can i list out the its contents. Print 1 packages used by a binary, and 2 the list of installed patches related to these packages.
Solaris software packages for intelx86 and sparc solaris packages. Download the clients1 package for unix clients to a system with sufficient space. Installation of oracle 11g r2 on solaris 11 express x86, sparc. I would like to know how to install, uninstall, verify sparc packages on sun solaris. The packages you mention are installed as part of the operating system when any of a large group of languages is selected for installation. Download one or more packages along with all necessary dependencies into a p5p archive file. You will also need to install the dependencies for the package you are. Hi, below is a random list of commands ways of doing things under solaris ive picked up while installing stuff on the sun box. Alternatively, use the admin file that is provided with the package to reinstall. The pkg contents command with no option just lists the directory, file, and link content. You can use the pkg contents command to find dependencies between packages. On solaris so for i did not find the way how can i check the dependency for some package. Solariss installation software meaningfully uses only one. This archive is the one we are using at tecfa mostly.
Verify the integrity of installed package called fix any errors reported by and keys managing repositories and publishers list currently associated publishers. Solaris add install new software packages nixcraft. Packages on solaris allow easy installation and extraction of software. Pca analyze, download and install patches for oracle solaris. Currently i just installed solaris 10 now i want to install a package in rpm format which i used to install in linux can it install in solaris 10 as well. The pkginfo command in solaris is capable of providing detailed information about the packages installed on a system.
How do i find out a package which a file belongs to. To install these older packages released prior to solaris 2. It is hard to keep the site continue reading solaris find out a package which a file belongs to. The package contains many files and directories out of which only pkginfo and pkgmap are mandatory. Both sun microsystems and thirdparty vendors deliver software as easily manipulated collections of files and executable installationremoval procedures referred to as packages. Clicking on a package within the tree will download that package. Both are used to display the package details, then what is the difference between both. Oct 28, 2012 some of the restrictions of this model were that package refactoring, changes to package dependencies, and even just changing the package version number, were difficult to do in this hybrid patchos update model. Troubleshooting package installation and update adding and. Software packages can be installed on or removed from standalone systems or servers in a fairly straightforward manner because both the root and usr file systems are local. This is a practical description showing how to use sun solaris application packaging. When ive tried to package some our software for solaris, ive found out that most widely known solaris free software repositories such as sunfreeware or blastwave cannot be relyed upon as source of packaged binary libraries first of all packages on sites can disappear any day and be replaced by newer, better, but incompatible version. Uninstall this package and then retry the operation.
Its possible to get fancier, but this is sort of the bare minimum you would likely be interested in. Why pkginfo does not list packages such as developergcc45, systemheader and pkg info does not list packages from opencsw. The pkginfo command application packaging developers guide. For example, on a default oracle solaris 11 installation, only datasets under rpoolrootbename are. In this session hear about the latest developments in oracle solaris virtualization. The display is organized by categories as shown in the following example. I am able to install the package even if xxcore is not installed. An automated tool to grab packages from modeled after debian linuxs aptget. Solaris 11 ips pkg command examples the geek diary. Some of the restrictions of this model were that package refactoring, changes to package dependencies, and even just changing the package version number, were difficult to do in this hybrid patchos update model. Navigate to the packages menu item and move down to the level of solaris you. This method uses only 3 files that you have to edit.
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