System Administration Guide: Basic Administration
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Document Information

Preface

1.  Solaris Management Tools (Road Map)

2.  Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks)

3.  Working With the Sun Java Web Console (Tasks)

4.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)

5.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)

6.  Managing Client-Server Support (Overview)

7.  Managing Diskless Clients (Tasks)

8.  Introduction to Shutting Down and Booting a System

9.  Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)

10.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

11.  Modifying Solaris Boot Behavior (Tasks)

12.  Booting a Solaris System (Tasks)

13.  Troubleshooting Booting a Solaris System (Tasks)

14.  Managing the Solaris Boot Archives (Tasks)

15.  x86: GRUB Based Booting (Reference)

16.  Managing Services (Overview)

17.  Managing Services (Tasks)

18.  Managing Software (Overview)

What's New in Software Management in the Solaris Operating System?

Where to Find Software Management Tasks

Overview of Software Packages

Tools for Managing Software Packages

Adding or Removing a Software Package (pkgadd)

Key Points for Adding Software Packages (pkgadd)

Guidelines for Removing Packages (pkgrm)

Restrictions on Adding and Removing Software Packages and Patches for Solaris Releases That are Not Zones Aware

Avoiding User Interaction When Adding Packages (pkgadd)

19.  Managing Software With Solaris System Administration Tools (Tasks)

20.  Managing Software by Using Package Commands (Tasks)

21.  Managing Solaris Patches by Using the patchadd Command (Tasks)

A.  SMF Services

Index

Key Points for Adding Software Packages (pkgadd)

Keep the following key points in mind before you install or remove packages on your system:

  • Package naming conventions – Sun packages always begin with the prefix SUNW, as in SUNWaccr, SUNWadmap, and SUNWcsu. Third-party packages usually begin with a prefix that corresponds to the company's stock symbol.

  • What software is already installed – You can use the Solaris installation GUI, Solaris Product Registry prodreg viewer (either GUI or CLI) or the pkginfo command to determine the software that is already installed on a system.

  • How servers and clients share software – Clients might have software that resides partially on a server and partially on the client. In such cases, adding software for the client requires that you add packages to both the server and the client.
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