pkgutil - Manage CSW-Packages on Solaris

Author:Alexander Winkler

Synopsis

New in version 1.3.

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.

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'