[SunHELP] pkgadd help "newbie"

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On Fri, Apr 27, 2001 at 02:53:03AM -0700, faisal gillani wrote:
> what will be the syntax of pkgadd command if my pkg
> file is placed in /tmp 

Small overview: There are two ways a Solaris package can be distributed.

One is a single file, like the way packages from Sunfreeware.com
are distributed.

These are installed by running

pkgadd -d ./path/to/file.pkg

You may need to decompress the package first.

> also how can i install sun pakages on solaris 8 cdrom

cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_8/Product
pkgadd -d `pwd` SUNWmoo

Hope this helps!
Brian.
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Brian Scanlan, Systems Administrator.
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