License Options
You might be required to accept a license before you can install or update a package. Use the following options to view and accept required licenses. These options are available for the install
, exact-install
, update
, fix
, change-variant
, and change-facet
subcommands.
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--licenses
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Use the
--licenses
option to display all of the licenses for the packages that are installed or updated as part of this operation. Licenses for all packages are displayed, not just licenses that must be accepted to enable this operation to proceed. If a license must be accepted to proceed, that license is displayed even if you do not specify the--licenses
option. To view the license for a package without starting any other operation, use thepkg info
command as shown in Displaying Package Licenses. To display a list of licenses that must be accepted, use thepkg contents
command as shown in Displaying License Requirements. -
--accept
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Use the
--accept
option to indicate that you agree to and accept the terms of the licenses of the packages that are updated or installed. If you do not provide this option and any package licenses require acceptance, the required license is displayed and the installation operation fails.