[SunHELP] adding a "virtual_package" (SOLVED)

Edward Chase echase at studentweb.providence.edu
Tue May 4 10:03:05 CDT 2004


I guess I should have googled a bit more about this.

My answer... Look on CD 2 for the real package.

Thanks for any answers that are already on their way!





> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:sunhelp-bounces at sunhelp.org] On Behalf Of Edward Chase
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:56 AM
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> Subject: [SunHELP] adding a "virtual_package"
> 
> 
> I've done my first core install of Solaris 8.  Up to this 
> point I've always done "Entire plus OEM".
> 
> I'm now trying to add things like man pages.  I see that 
> SUNWman is in a .virtual_packages directory.  I'm unable to 
> install this package.
> 
> # pkgadd -d . SUNWman
> pkgadd: ERROR: no packages were found in 
> </mnt/cdrom/Solaris_8/Product/.virtual_packages>
> 
> What's the trick?
> 
> -- 
> Edward Chase
> Providence College
> Information Technology 
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