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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 Oracle Configuration Manager

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

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

Tools for Managing Software Packages

The following table describes the tools for adding and removing software packages from a system after Oracle Solaris is installed on a system.

Table 20-1 Tools or Commands for Managing Software Packages

Tool or Command	Description	Man Page
`installer`	Launches an installer, such as the Oracle Solaris installation GUI, to add software from the Oracle Solaris installation media. The installer must be available either locally or remotely.	`installer`(1M)
`prodreg (GUI)`	Launches an installer to add, remove, or display software product information. Use Oracle Solaris Product Registry to remove or display information about software products that were originally installed by using the Oracle Solaris installation GUI or the `pkgadd` command.	`prodreg`(1M)
Oracle Solaris Product Registry `prodreg` Viewer (CLI)	Use the `prodreg` command to remove or display information about software products that were originally installed by using the Oracle Solaris installation GUI or the `pkgadd` command.	`prodreg`(1M)
`pkgadd`	Installs software package.	`pkgadd`(1M)
`pkgchk`	Checks the installation of a software package.	`pkgchk`(1M)
`pkginfo`	Lists software package information.	`pkginfo`(1)
`pkgparam`	Displays software package parameter values.	`pkgparam`(1)
`pkgrm`	Removes a software package.	`pkgrm`(1M)
`pkgtrans`	Translates an installable package from one format to another format. The `-g` option instructs the `pkgtrans` command to generate and store a signature in the resulting data stream.	`pkgtrans`(1)

For more information about these commands, see Chapter 21, Managing Software With Oracle Solaris System Administration Tools (Tasks) and Chapter 22, Managing Software by Using Oracle Solaris Package Commands (Tasks).

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