Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

To Add Software With Solaris Web Start


Note –

This procedure assumes that the system is running Volume Manager. If you are not using Volume Manager to manage diskettes and CDs, refer to System Administration Guide, Volume I for detailed information about managing removable media without Volume Manager.


  1. Log in to the installed or upgraded system.

  2. Locate the net image of the software you want to install or insert the CD that contains the software you want to add into the CD-ROM drive attached to the system.

    If you inserted a CD, Volume Manager automatically mounts the CD.


    Note –

    If you insert the Solaris 8 Languages CD, Solaris Web Start starts automatically.


  3. Find the directory that contains the software you want to add.

    Table B–1 lists some of the directories on the Solaris 8 CDs that contain the Solaris Web Start Installer and software you can add with it.

    Table B–1 Location of Software You Can Add

    CD 

    Software 

    Directory 

    Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 

    Components of Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, or Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support software groups 


    Note –

    The Solaris Web Start installer on the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD only installs those components in these software groups that you skipped when you initially installed the Solaris 8 operating environment on the system. You cannot upgrade to another software group after installing or upgrading the Solaris 8 operating environment.


    Top-level directory (volume identifier) of the CD 

    Example: sol_8_sparc_2

    Example: sol_8_ia_2

    Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 

    Unbundled and preliminary evaluation software 

    Solaris_8/EA in the top-level directory (volume identifier) of the CD

    Example: sol_8_sparc_2/Solaris_8/EA

    Example: sol_8_ia_2/Solaris_8/EA

    Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 

    Individual Solaris 8 packages that make up the Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, and Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support software groups, which you can install individually with pkgadd(1M)

    Solaris_8/Product in the top-level directory (volume identifier) of the CD

    Example: sol_8_sparc_2/Solaris_8/Product

    Example: sol_8_ia_2/Solaris_8/Product

    Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 

    Source code for some of the third-party public domain software included with Solaris 8 

    Solaris_8/Tools in the top-level directory (volume identifier) of the CD

    Example: sol_8_sparc_2/Solaris_8/Tools

    Example: sol_8_ia_2/Solaris_8/Tools


    Note –

    The installer in this directory is named install_source.


    Solaris 8 Languages 


    Note –

    Solaris Web Start starts automatically when you insert this CD in a CD-ROM drive.


    Localized interface software and documentation, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Swedish 


    Note –

    The Solaris 8 Software CDs contain the interface that enables you to input, display, and print text in a target language, including multibyte locales.


    Top-level directory (volume identifier) of the CD 

    Example: sol_8_lang_sparc

    Example: sol_8_lang_ia

    Solaris 8 Documentation English SPARC/Intel Platform Edition 

    Solaris AnswerBook2 Server, Solaris 8 Collections, Release Notes, or other documentation 

    Top-level directory (volume identifier) of the CD 

    Example: sol_8_doc

  4. Double click Installer or installer.

    An Installer window is displayed, followed by a Solaris Web Start dialog box.

  5. Follow the directions on the screen to install the software.

  6. When you're done, click Exit.

    Solaris Web Start exits.

  7. Did you use a CD to install the software?

    • If no, stop, you're done.

    • If yes, are you using the Common Desktop Environment (CDE) or OpenWindows?

      • If CDE, on the File Manager window for the CD, select File and then Eject.

      • If OpenWindows, on the File Manager window for the CD, click Eject Disk.

      The CD is ejected.