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Oracle Solaris Administration: Basic Administration Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 Information Library |
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)
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
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
Tools for Managing Software Packages
Adding or Removing a Software Package (pkgadd)
Guidelines for Removing Packages (pkgrm)
Avoiding User Interaction When Adding Packages (pkgadd)
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)
Keep the following key points in mind before you install or remove packages on your system:
Package naming conventions – Sun packages always begin with the prefix SUNW, as in SUNWaccr, SUNWadmap, and SUNWcsu. Third-party packages usually begin with a prefix that corresponds to the company's stock symbol.
What software is already installed – You can use the Solaris installation GUI, Solaris Product Registry prodreg viewer (either GUI or CLI) or the pkginfo command to determine the software that is already installed on a system.
How servers and clients share software – Clients might have software that resides partially on a server and partially on the client. In such cases, adding software for the client requires that you add packages to both the server and the client.