1. Updating Systems and Adding Software in Oracle Solaris 11.4
  2. Getting Information About Software Packages
  3. Showing Package Install State Information
  4. Installable Packages

Installable Packages

To list packages that are installed and the newest versions of packages that are not installed but could be installed in this image, use the -a option. 

$ pkg list -a '*java*8*'
NAME (PUBLISHER)                               VERSION                    IFO
consolidation/java-8/java-8-incorporation      1.8.0.172.11-0             i--
developer/java/jdk-8                           1.8.0.172.11               ---
library/java/java-demo-8                       1.8.0.172.11               ---
runtime/java/jre-8                             1.8.0.172.11               i--
web/java-servlet/tomcat-8                      8.5.28-11.4.0.0.1.10.0     ---
web/java-servlet/tomcat-8/tomcat-admin         8.5.28-11.4.0.0.1.10.0     ---
web/java-servlet/tomcat-8/tomcat-examples      8.5.28-11.4.0.0.1.10.0     ---

This output indicates that a developer kit, a demo library, and tomcat packages are available and can be installed in this image.

The -a option also shows any matching obsolete packages. An obsolete package shows an o in the O column and cannot be installed. See Renamed, Legacy, and Obsolete Packages for more information.