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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Solaris - Can it install RPM file? Post 83555 by LanceBoyles on Thursday 15th of September 2005 10:56:17 PM
Old 09-15-2005
Solaris has its own package manager. Read the man page for 'pkgadd', 'pkgrm', and 'pkginfo'. If you want to install something that didn't come with Solaris, have a look here:

http://www.sunfreeware.com

There are pre-compiled packages there for almost anything you could want(a lot of things you would take for granted from running Linux). A few sites on the web will have Solaris binary packages available for download, but it isn't as common. If you're not comfortable with downloading and compiling programs from source code, now would be a good time to learn.

Also - yes, you can get the RPM package manager for Solaris -- but as previously stated, you won't be able to install and run precompiled Linux binaries by RPM. I guess you could use it to install source RPMs, or use it to create&install your own Solaris binary RPMs, but it would make a lot more sense to just create&install Solaris packages instead(pkgmk).
 

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install-solaris

install-solaris(1M)													       install-solaris(1M)

NAME

       install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       install-solaris

       install-solaris	invokes  the  Solaris  Install	program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
       install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.

       The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:

       For SPARC machines:

       128 MB

	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       128 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       384 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       For x86 machines:

       256 MB

	   Minimum physical memory for all installation types

       256 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for windowing system

       512 MB

	   Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation

       In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number  of  fea-
       tures available.

       install-solaris	exists	only  on  the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the  for more
       details.

       install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
       installation media. Refer to the  for disk space requirements.

       Refer to the  for more information on the various menus and selections.

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcdrom  (Solaris instal-  |
       |			     |lation media)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.

								    23 Sep 2005 					       install-solaris(1M)
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