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From documentation I can find (e.g. here http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19963-01/html/820-7799/new-user.html), package manager seems to be only available as a GUI tool (as opposed to a command line utility).
Is it possible for me to run the package manager in the same manner of yum or apt-get?
Anthony Kong
Posted 2011-06-19T09:50:11.920
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Interestingly the link you've provided (see here) already talks about GUI and CLI (Command-Line Interface) and refers to pkg(1) man page. So I just recommend using man pkg to get information about the package manager command-line interface.
Unfortunately I am not using Solaris Express but rather "normal" Solaris at office. Here you install packages using pkgadd, remove them with pgkrm and get information about packages using pkginfo. If Solaris Express uses the same package manager then you can simply install packages using pkgadd -d <Package-Name>.
SkyBeam
Posted 2011-06-19T09:50:11.920
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you're right about 'man pkg'! Thanks. Don't know why they call the CLI counterpart 'IPS framework'. Rather confusing... – Anthony Kong – 2011-06-19T11:36:16.633
CLI is a common abbreviation for "Command Line Interface" - so it's likely exactly what you're looking for. – SkyBeam – 2011-06-19T18:46:41.123
I know what CLI stands for. :-) I just did not know what IPS is referring to. Cheers – Anthony Kong – 2011-06-20T00:10:47.260
Just in case you still don't, it is Image Packaging System: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19963-01/html/820-6572/index.html
– jlliagre – 2011-06-22T20:28:52.580