Adding and Removing Packages With Admintool

This section describes how to add and remove software packages through the Admintool graphical user interface.

To Add Packages With Admintool

Unless you are a member of the UNIX® system administrator group (group 14), you must become superuser on your system to add or remove software packages with Admintool.

1. Log in to the installed or upgraded system and become superuser:

   # su

2. Insert the DVD or CD that contains the software you want to add.

   Volume Manager automatically mounts the disc.

3. Note the directory path to the software that you want to add.

4. Start Admintool:

   # admintool &

   The Users window is displayed:

   

5. From the Browse menu, choose Software.

   The Software window is displayed:

   

6. From the Edit menu, choose Add.

7. Did the Set Source Media window appear?

   

   • If no, go to the next step.

   • If yes, and if it is not already displayed in the CD Path box, specify the directory path to the CD or DVD that you noted in Step 3 and click OK.

   The Add Software window is displayed:

   

8. In the Software portion of the window, select the software you want to install on the local system:

   

9. Click Add.

   The Add Software terminal window appears, in which a message is displayed as each component of the software is added:

   

   When all the components that make up the software you selected are added, the following message is displayed:

   Installation of <software> was successful. press <Return> to continue

10. Press Return.

    The Add Software terminal window is dismissed, and the Software window is displayed so you can continue to add software.

11. When you're done adding software, from the File menu, choose Exit.

To Remove Packages With Admintool

Unless you are a member of the UNIX system administrator group (group 14), you must become superuser on your system to add or remove software packages with Admintool.

1. Log in to the installed or updated system and become superuser:

   # su

2. Start Admintool:

   # admintool &

   The Users window is displayed:

   

3. From the Browse menu, choose Software.

   The Software window is displayed:

   

4. Select the software you want to delete by highlighting it.

5. From the Edit menu, choose Delete.

   The Warning dialog box is displayed, and you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the software:

   

6. On the Warning dialog box, click Delete.

   The Delete Software terminal window is displayed with messages that are generated as the software is being deleted:

   

   You are prompted to confirm that you want to delete each software package you selected.

7. At each prompt, type y, n, or q.

   A message is displayed as each component of the software is deleted. When all the components that make up the software you selected are deleted, the following message is displayed:

   Removal of <name_of_software> was successful. press <Return> to continue

8. Press Return.

   The Delete Software terminal window is dismissed, and the Software window is displayed so you can select more software to delete.

9. When you're done deleting software, from the File menu, choose Exit.