| Purpose |
Commands |
| List packages currently installed in a system |
pkg list
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| List packages current installed that have pkg name containing java |
pkg list *java*
NAME (PUBLISHER) VERSION IFO
consolidation/java-7/java-7-incorporation 1.7.0.191.8-0 i--
consolidation/java-8/java-8-incorporation 1.8.0.181.12-0 i--
consolidation/java/java-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.2.0.0.31.0 i-r
consolidation/ub_javavm-6/ub_javavm-6-incorporation 1.6.0.999.99-0 i--
consolidation/ub_javavm/ub_javavm-incorporation 0.5.11-0.175.2.0.0.31.0 i-r
library/java/javahelp 0.5.11-0.175.1.0.0.11.1 i--
runtime/java/jre-7 1.7.0.191.8 i--
runtime/java/jre-8 1.8.0.181.12 i--
system/management/rad/client/rad-java 0.5.11-0.175.3.32.0.1.0 i--
web/browser/firefox/plugin/firefox-java 52.9.0-0.175.3.34.0.4.0 i--
|
| List all installable packages in a Group Package |
## e.g. list all packages in the group "solaris-minimal-install"
pkg contents -ro type,fmri -t depend solaris-minimal-server
TYPE FMRI
group network/ping
group service/network/ssh-common
group shell/tcsh
group shell/zsh
group system/network
require developer/debug/mdb
require editor/vim/vim-core
require group/system/solaris-core-platform
require package/pkg
require release/name
require release/notices
require shell/bash
require shell/ksh93
require system/core-os
require system/library/platform |
| Search for packages that depend on (i.e. require) a particular package |
## For examle search for packages that require system/kernel/power package
pkg search -Hlo pkg.name require:system/kernel/power
|
| Install a package named diagnostic/wireshark |
pkg install diagnostic/wireshak
|
| Uninstall a package named diagnostic/wireshark using a short form of the package name |
pkg uninstall wireshark
|
| Update all possible packages to the newest version, including Oracle Solaris zones |
pkg update
|
| Do a dry run of an update of all possible packages to the newest version |
pkg update -nv
|
| Identify which package delivers a specified file |
## e.g. find which package provides the file /usr/bin/java
pkg search -Hlo pkg.name /usr/bin/java
runtime/java/jre-8
|
| Identify which package delivers a specified SMF service |
pkg search -o pkg.name,search.match 'org.opensolaris.smf.fmri:*/network/http'
PKG.NAME SEARCH.MATCH
web/java-servlet/tomcat-8 svc:/network/http
web/proxy/privoxy svc:/network/http
web/proxy/squid svc:/network/http
web/server/apache-22 svc:/network/http
web/server/lighttpd-14 svc:/network/http
web/server/apache-24 svc:/network/http
or
pkg search -o pkg.name,search.match 'org.opensolaris.smf.fmri:*/network/http*'
PKG.NAME SEARCH.MATCH
web/java-servlet/tomcat-8 svc:/network/http
web/proxy/privoxy svc:/network/http
web/proxy/squid svc:/network/http
web/server/apache-22 svc:/network/http
web/server/lighttpd-14 svc:/network/http
web/server/apache-24 svc:/network/http
web/server/apache-22 svc:/network/http:apache22
web/server/apache-24 svc:/network/http:apache24
web/server/lighttpd-14 svc:/network/http:lighttpd14
web/proxy/privoxy svc:/network/http:privoxy
web/proxy/squid svc:/network/http:squid
web/java-servlet/tomcat-8 svc:/network/http:tomcat8
|
| Show information about an installed package named firefox |
pkg info firefox
Name: web/browser/firefox
Summary: Mozilla Firefox Web browser
Category: Applications/Internet
State: Installed
Publisher: solaris
Version: 52.9.0
Build Release: 5.11
Branch: 0.175.3.34.0.4.0
Packaging Date: June 28, 2018 09:19:32 PM
Last Install Time: July 10, 2020 09:01:06 AM
Size: 159.26 MB
FMRI: pkg://solaris/web/browser/firefox@52.9.0,5.11-0.175.3.34.0.4.0:20180628T211932Z
|
| Show the contents of an installed package named wireshark |
pkg contents firefox
PATH
usr/bin/firefox
usr/lib/firefox/application.ini
usr/lib/firefox/browser/blocklist.xml
usr/lib/firefox/browser/chrome.manifest
usr/lib/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default16.png
usr/lib/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default32.png
usr/lib/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png
...
usr/lib/pkgconfig/firefox-xpcom.pc
usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
usr/share/man/man1/firefox.1
usr/share/pixmaps/firefox-icon.png
|
| Show all PNG files of an installed package named firefox |
pkg contents -o path -a path=\*.png firefox
PATH
usr/lib/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default16.png
usr/lib/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default32.png
usr/lib/firefox/browser/chrome/icons/default/default48.png
usr/lib/firefox/browser/icons/mozicon128.png
usr/share/pixmaps/firefox-icon.png |
| Show all locally installed packages for the match gcc |
pkg search -l gcc |
| Search all packages in the configured repositories that contain dev header gcrypt-module.h |
pkg search 'gcrypt-module.h'
|
| Search for all packages in the configured repositories that have the classification "Web Services/Application and Web Servers" |
pkg search -o pkg.name 'set:info.classification:*Application and Web Servers' |
| Search for all packages installed locally that have a dependency on library/libxml2 |
pkg search -l -o pkg.name 'depend::library/libxml2'
|
| Check whether a package is installed in a non-active Boot Environment |
## note the boot env name
beadm list
## create mountpoint, mount that BE to the mountpoint
mkdir /altroot
beadm mount BEname /altroot
## verify the package
pkg -R /altroot verify -v packagename
|
| List all SRUs available from the publishers that are configured on a system |
pkg list -af entire@0.5.11-0.175.3
NAME (PUBLISHER) VERSION IFO
entire 0.5.11-0.175.3.27.0.4.0 ---
entire 0.5.11-0.175.3.26.0.5.0 ---
entire 0.5.11-0.175.3.25.0.3.0 ---
entire 0.5.11-0.175.3.24.0.4.0 ---
entire 0.5.11-0.175.3.23.0.5.0 ---
entire 0.5.11-0.175.3.22.0.3.0 ---
|
| Update to a particular SRU that is available in the current pkg publisher and assigning a specific name to the BE |
pkg update --accept --be-name=11.3.32 entire@0.5.11-0.175.3.32.0.4.0
|
Change the default pkg publisher to Oracle Support Repository
This repository is available only to customers who have an active Oracle support agreement |
## Follow the procedure here to download your private key and certificate for connecting to the Oracle Support Repository. Assuming you have a valid Oracle Support.
## If the keys are downloaded to /var/tmp/, set the publisher as follows
pkg set-publisher -k /var/tmp/pkg.oracle.com.key.pem \
-c /var/tmp/pkg.oracle.com.certificate.pem \
-g https://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/support/ solaris
|
Upgrade from solaris 11.3 to 11.4 using Oracle Support Repository
|
## Assuming that above step to set the publisher to Oracle Support repository
## List 11.4 releases
pkg list -af entire@11.4
(command output)
NAME (PUBLISHER) VERSION IFO
entire 11.4-11.4.39.0.1.107.1 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.38.0.1.101.6 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.37.0.1.101.1 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.36.0.1.101.2 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.35.0.1.94.4 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.34.0.1.94.4 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.33.0.1.94.0 ---
...
entire 11.4-11.4.3.0.1.5.0 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.2.0.1.3.0 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.1.0.1.4.0 ---
entire 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 ---
## Upgrade to Solaris 11.4 GA release 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0
pkg update --accept --be-name=11.4 entire@11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0
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Query a repository URI for the publisher names and package counts |
## e.g. Oracle Solaris 11 support repository - https and require client key and cert
pkgrepo info -s https://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/support --key /var/tmp \
/pkg.oracle.com.key.pem --cert /var/tmp/pkg.oracle.com.certificate.pem
PUBLISHER PACKAGES STATUS UPDATED
solaris 8804 online 2020-07-08T22:01:50.739293Z
## e.g. Oracle Solaris 11 release repository - http and publicly accessible
pkgrepo info -s http://pkg.oracle.com/solaris/release
PUBLISHER PACKAGES STATUS UPDATED
solaris 6444 online 2020-07-08T01:37:29.534082Z |