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System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Commands for Managing Software Packages

The following table lists the commands to use for adding, removing, and checking the installation of software packages after the Solaris release is installed.

Table 23–1 Tools or Commands for Managing Software Packages

Tool or Command  

Man Page 

Description 

admintool

admintool(1M)

Installs or removes a software package with a graphical tool 

installer

installer(1M)

Installs or removes a software package with an installer 

pkgadd

 

pkgadd(1M)

Installs a software package 

pkgchk

pkgchk(1M)

Checks the installation of a software package 

pkginfo

pkginfo(1)

Lists software package information 

pkgparam

 

pkgparam(1)

Displays software package parameter values 

pkgrm

pkgrm(1M)

Removes a software package 

prodreg

prodreg(1M)

Installs or removes a software package with an installer