====== Solaris package installation ======

===== List commands ===== 

Checking installed packages :
<cli prompt='#'>
# pkgchk SUNWladm
# pkgchk -v SUNWladm
# pkgchk -l -p /usr/bin/showrev
# pkgchk -l -P passwd
# pkgchk -p /etc/shadow ---> to determine if content and attributes of file has changed
</cli>

Listing and displaying info about packages installed and spooled.
<cli prompt='#'>
# pkginfo -l | more
# pkginfo -d /var/spool/pkg -l SUNWman
# pkginfo
# pkginfo -d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Product SUNWman
# pkginfo -d spool SUNWdoc
</cli>

A software package map of the entire system
  /var/sadm/install/contents

Dispalying content of data stream packages.
<cli prompt='#'>
# head SUNWman.pkg | more
</cli>

Checking package file type.
<cli prompt='#'>
# file SUNWman.pkg
</cli>
 
===== Install commands ===== 

Installing and spooling new packages
<cli prompt='#'>
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_10/Product SUNWman
# pkgadd ./SUNWman
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_10/Product -s spool SUNWauda
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_10/Product -s /export/pkg SUNWauda
</cli>

===== Uninstall commands ===== 

Removing packages
<cli prompt='#'>
# pkgrm SUNWman
# pkgrm -s spool SUNWman
# pkgrm -s /export/pkg SUNWman
</cli>

===== Misc commands =====

Transforming package from file system format to data stream format.
<cli prompt='#'>
# pkgtrans -s /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_10/Product /var/tmp/stream.pkg SUNWzlib SUNWftpr SUNWftpu
# pkgtrans /var/tmp /tmp/SUNWrsc.pkg SUNWrsc
# pkgadd -d /var/tmp/stream.pkg
</cli>