How to Add Additional Software Packages After an Installation With the Oracle Solaris Text Installer

If you use the text installer, your installed system does not include all of the software packages that are included in a live CD installation. In particular, the installed system does not include the GNOME desktop. If you want your system to contain all of the software packages that are included in a live CD installation, including the GNOME desktop, use the following procedure to add the necessary additional packages to your installed system.

Note - To perform the following procedure, your system must have network access, so that you can download software packages from an IPS networked repository.

Assume the root role or become the root user.
```
$ su -
password:
#
```
Create a new boot environment (BE) to install the additional packages.
```
# beadm create be-name
```
Note - By creating a new BE and installing the additional packages there, you retain your originally installed system and can revert back to it, if necessary.
Mount the newly created BE on the temporary mount point, /tmp/a.
```
# beadm mount be-name /tmp/a
```
Add the slim_install software package to the new BE.
```
# pkg -R /tmp/a install slim_install
```
The slim_install package is a large group of packages that includes specific packages for the GNOME desktop.
Remove the software package.
```
# pkg -R /tmp/a uninstall slim_install
```
Note - The slim_install package is a group package. Removing the slim_install group container enables you to individually manage all of the packages that were installed as part of that group.
Update the boot archive on the new BE.
```
# bootadm boot-archive -R /tmp/a
```
Unmount the newly created BE.
```
# beadm unmount be-name
```
Activate the new BE.
```
# beadm activate be-name
```
Reboot the system.
```
# reboot
```

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