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Preface

1.  Oracle Solaris Management Tools (Road Map)

2.  Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks)

3.  Working With the Oracle 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 Oracle Solaris Boot Behavior (Tasks)

12.  Booting an Oracle Solaris System (Tasks)

13.  Managing the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives (Tasks)

14.  Troubleshooting Booting an Oracle Solaris System (Tasks)

15.  x86: GRUB Based Booting (Reference)

16.  x86: Booting a System That Does Not Implement GRUB (Tasks)

17.  Working With the Oracle Solaris Auto Registration regadm Command (Tasks)

18.  Managing Services (Overview)

19.  Managing Services (Tasks)

20.  Managing Software (Overview)

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

Oracle Solaris Auto Registration

Package and Patching Tools Enhancements to Support Oracle Solaris Zones

Deferred-Activation Patching

Common Agent Container Included in the Oracle Solaris OS

Improvements to How patchadd -M Command Handles Multiple Patches

Package and Patch Tool Enhancements

Where to Find Software Management Tasks

Overview of Software Packages

Signed Packages, Patches, and Software Updates

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)

Using an Administration File

Using a Response File (pkgadd)

21.  Managing Software With Oracle Solaris System Administration Tools (Tasks)

22.  Managing Software by Using Oracle Solaris Package Commands (Tasks)

23.  Managing Patches

A.  SMF Services

Index

Chapter 20

Managing Software (Overview)

Software management involves adding and removing software from stand-alone systems, servers, and their clients. This chapter describes the various tools that are available for installing and managing software.

This chapter does not describe installing the Oracle Solaris OS on a new system, nor does it describe installing or upgrading to a new version of the Oracle Solaris OS. For information about installing or upgrading the Oracle Solaris OS, see Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations.

The following is a list of the information that in this chapter:

For step-by-step instructions on managing software, see Chapter 21, Managing Software With Oracle Solaris System Administration Tools (Tasks) and Chapter 22, Managing Software by Using Oracle Solaris Package Commands (Tasks).

For information about managing software on systems that have Oracle Solaris zones installed, see Chapter 26, Adding and Removing Packages and Patches on a Solaris System With Zones Installed (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Oracle Solaris Containers-Resource Management and Oracle Solaris Zones.