Solaris 9 12/03 Installation Guide

Packaging Requirements Overview

The following documentation references provide background information on packaging requirements.

For the custom JumpStart program and Solaris Live Upgrade to work properly, packages must comply with the SVR4 packaging requirements. The Application Packaging Developer's Guide provides more specific information on packaging requirements and definitions of terminology. See especially the chapter: “Advanced Package Creation Techniques” in Application Packaging Developer's Guide
For basic information on adding and removing packages and the installation administration file, see “Managing Software (Overview)” in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration. Also see the specific man pages.
For detailed information on the commands referenced in this appendix, see the man pages, dircmp(1), fssnap(1M), ps(1), or truss(1).

Table G–1 lists information that applies to either Solaris Live Upgrade or the custom JumpStart program in this document.

Table G–1 Requirements Information


Installation Method	Requirements Documented
Solaris Live Upgrade	See SVR4 packaging requirements in the Application Packaging Developer's Guide. See Custom JumpStart Program and Solaris Live Upgrade Inactive Boot Environment Requirements. See Solaris Live Upgrade Inactive Boot Environment Compliance.
Custom JumpStart program	See SVR4 packaging requirements in the Application Packaging Developer's Guide. See Custom JumpStart Program and Solaris Live Upgrade Inactive Boot Environment Requirements. See Upgrade Compliance With the Custom JumpStart Program.