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Application Packaging Developer's Guide
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Preface

1.  Designing a Package

Image Packaging System (IPS)

Where to Find Packaging Tasks

What Are Packages?

Package Components

Required Package Components

Optional Package Components

Package Information Files

Package Installation Scripts

Considerations Before Building a Package

Make Packages Remotely Installable

Optimize for Client-Server Configurations

Package by Functional Boundaries

Package Along Royalty Boundaries

Package by System Dependencies

Eliminate Overlap in Packages

Package Along Localization Boundaries

Packaging Commands, Files, and Scripts

2.  Building a Package

3.  Enhancing the Functionality of a Package (Tasks)

4.  Verifying and Transferring a Package

5.  Case Studies of Package Creation

6.  Advanced Techniques for Creating Packages

Glossary

Index

Image Packaging System (IPS)

This document discusses SVR4 packages. The Oracle Solaris 11 Express release supports SVR4 packages.

But the latest release of Oracle Solaris software is distributed in IPS packages. Image Packaging System (IPS) is a framework that enables you to install, update, and remove software packages for the Oracle Solaris operating system. IPS also enables you to create your own software packages, create and manage package repositories, and mirror existing package repositories.

For information about IPS, see the Oracle Solaris 11 Express Image Packaging System Guide.