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pkgutil - Manage CSW-Packages on Solaris

New in version 1.3.

Synopsis

Manages CSW packages (SVR4 format) on Solaris 10 and 11. These were the native packages on Solaris <= 10 and are available as a legacy feature in Solaris 11. Pkgutil is an advanced packaging system, which resolves dependency on installation. It is designed for CSW packages.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
name
 yes
    Package name, e.g. (CSWnrpe)
    site
    		 no
      Specifies the repository path to install the package from.
      Its global definition is done in /etc/opt/csw/pkgutil.conf.
      state
      		 yes
      • present
      • absent
      • latest
      Whether to install (present), or remove (absent) a package.
      The upgrade (latest) operation will update/install the package to the latest version available.
      Note: The module has a limitation that (latest) only works for one package, not lists of them.
      update_catalog
      (added in 2.1)
      		 no
      • yes
      • no
      If you want to refresh your catalog from the mirror, set this to (yes).

      Examples

      # Install a package
pkgutil: name=CSWcommon state=present

# Install a package from a specific repository
pkgutil: name=CSWnrpe site='ftp://myinternal.repo/opencsw/kiel state=latest'

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