Solaris Package Management

1.pkginfo Display Package Information

Command format: pkginfo-d[Device|pathname]-l pkg_name

Example:

These three domains are:

Pkg_category

Package type, available for application,graphics or system.

Pkg_name

Package name, such as sun products, the machine SUNW head.

Description

A brief description of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

Example:

# pkginfo-d/cdrom/solaris_2_2/s0/solaris_2.2 |more

Use the PKGINFO-L command to display detailed information about the package, including the size of the package (by the hard disk block size

Calculation).

# pkginfo-d/cdrom/solaris_2_2/s0/solaris_2.2-l Sunwaudio

The last line of output above indicates the size of the package. Use this information and df-k command to determine if you have sufficient

Enough hard disk space to install this package.

2. Pkgadd Add Package

Use the Pkgadd command to increase the package and send a message to root when the package is successfully installed.

Command format:

pkgadd-d [Device | pathname] Pkg_name

Example:

# pkgadd-d/cdrom/solaris_2_2/s0/solaris_2.2 Sunwaudio

Installation of 3.PKGCHK checksum package

The PKGCHK command verifies that the package's properties and pathname contents are compared to the values in the system record file.

Command format:

Pkgchk [-P path1 [path2 ...]]

This command checks the entire package or a special pathname by specifying the-p option, and no output means

There was no problem being checked out.

Because the/etc/group file size has been changed, the checksum of the file content is incorrect.

Review package information

The pkgadd command updates the file/var/sadm/install/contents, which is all installed packages in the system

Record file.

There is no easy way to determine that a package has a particular file (or command).

For installed packages, find the path to this package from the/var/sadm/install/contents record file

Name.

4.PKGRM Delete Package

Command format: PKGRM pkgname1 pkgname2 ...

After the PKGRM command is invoked, you are alerted to the dependency package information and provide tips for discarding this action.

When the package is successfully deleted, send a message to root.

The PKGRM command uses file/var/sadm/install/contents to determine the address of the package, and when the package

Update this file after it has been deleted.

If this package is shared by two or more packages, then all packages that depend on this package must be removed to

Before removing this package.

5.spooling Package

A package can be copied from the installation CD-ROM and stored in the system, but this package is not installed.

For example, a server can copy and store a package, and a system without a CD-ROM device can

To install the package by hooking it up.

Packages can also be remotely installed using Software Manager, temporarily.

Server

The following two Pkgadd commands explain how to spool a package into the/var/spool/pkg directory or to a point where you

The-S-spool option of the Pkgadd command will automatically copy the package to the/VAR/SPOOL/PKG directory by default.

You can specify a directory as the parameter of the-s option.

Customer

If the server shares the/export/pkgs directory, the client system can hook up the directory/export/pkgs and install

Package.

# mkdir/export/pkgs

# Mount Venus:/export/pkgs/export/pkgs

# pkgadd-d/export/pkgs Sunwaudio

Remove spooled Package

The-s option can be used on the server to remove a package from the spooling directory.

# pkgrm-s/export/pkgs Sunwaudio

Files and directories related to package management

/var/sadm

Directory containing system record files and administrative files

/opt/pkgname

Installs the recommended directory for packages named Pkgname that are not provided with the operating system.

/opt/pkgname/bin

/opt/bin

The recommended directory for execution files named Pkgname that are not provided with the operating system.

Var/opt/pkgname

/etc/opt/pkgname

The recommended directory for a record file named Pkgname that is not provided with the operating system.

/var/sadm/install/contents

A package image of the entire system.