How to View Installed or Uninstalled Software Information With the Oracle Solaris Product Registry GUI

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.

   Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.

2. Start the Oracle Solaris Product Registry tool.

   # prodreg &

   The Oracle Solaris Product Registry main window is displayed.

3. Click the turner control that is located to the left of the System Registry directory in the Registered Software box.

   The turner control changes directions, from pointing right, to pointing downward. You can expand or collapse any item in the registry, except an item that has a text file icon to its left.

   The Software Installed in Registered Software box always contains the following components:

   • The configuration software group that you chose when you installed the Oracle Solaris release. Software groups that can be displayed include Reduced Network Support, Core, End User System Support, Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, or Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support.

   • Additional system software, which contains Oracle Solaris products that are not part of the software group you chose.

   • Unclassified software that is not a Oracle Solaris product or part of the software group. This software includes any package that you installed by using the pkgadd command.

4. Select directories until you find a software application to view.

   The list expands as you open directories.

5. To view the attributes, select a directory or file.

   The Product Registry displays attribute information in the System Registry box.

   • For software products that were installed with the installation GUI, the Oracle Solaris Product Registry contains values for at least the following: Title, Version, Location, and Installed on. Items in an expanded list under a product or software group inherit the version information of the product.

   • If all or part of the product was removed with the pkgrm command, a cautionary icon appears next to the software product's name.