Optimizing the Oracle^® Solaris Desktop for a Multi-User Environment

Installing Desktop Optimization Packages

The group/feature/multi-user-desktop IPS package contains the optimization packages for the desktop environment. To install this package, it is recommended that you use a text-based installation of the Oracle Solaris 11 operating system.

You can install the IPS package in any one of the following boot environments:.

• Active boot environment.

• New boot environment.

How to Install the group/feature/multi-user-desktop IPS Package in the Active Boot Environment

When you install the IPS package in the active boot environment, the active boot environment is modified and a backup boot environment is created.

1. Log in as a privileged user.
2. Install the group/feature/multi-user-desktop package.

   $ pkg install group/feature/multi-user-desktop

3. Reboot the system.

   $ reboot

   After the package is installed, the desktop optimizations are available in the active boot environment. Now you must enable optimizations. To enable optimizations, see Enabling Desktop Optimizations.

How to Install the group/feature/multi-user-desktop IPS Package in a New Boot Environment

When you install the IPS package in a new boot environment, the active boot environment is not modified and the package is installed in a new boot environment.

1. Log in as a privileged user.
2. Create a new boot environment by using the beadm command.

   $ beadm create beName
   

3. Mount the newly created boot environment to a temporary location.

   $ beadm mount beName /tmp/beName
   

4. Install the group/feature/multi-user-desktop package.

   $ pkg -R /tmp/beName install group/feature/multi-user-desktop

5. Activate the new boot environment.

   $ beadm activate beName
   

6. Reboot the system.

   $ reboot

   After the package is installed, the desktop optimizations are available in the new boot environment. Now you must enable optimizations. To enable optimizations, see Enabling Desktop Optimizations.