pkg search tool

linuxtesting2 · 03-14-2006, 01:36 PM

Hi...

Does Solaris have a searching tool for packages, like Redhat have rpm, and Debian have apt-cache etc....

Ole

jlliagre · 03-14-2006, 02:26 PM

Perhaps pkg-get, not sure about apt-cache or rpm functionalities though.

lestoil · 03-14-2006, 02:49 PM

Try http://www.bolthole.com/solaris/ for plenty of help and tips for solaris. Good luck.

Blinker_Fluid · 03-14-2006, 02:54 PM

what are you trying to do?

pkginfo will show you what you have installed.

linuxtesting2 · 03-15-2006, 02:54 PM

just wonder if there is a tool that installes packages and that automatic download dependencies, for example redhat have .rpm files and debian have .deb etc...

ole

jlliagre · 03-15-2006, 03:34 PM

That's what pkg-get does.

javier.e.menendez · 03-16-2006, 08:35 PM

Hi linuxtesting2:

You will not find pkg-get in the regular solaris 3/05 (can't verify it in open solaris though or solaris 10 01/06) but you can download the pkg-get package from www.blastwave.org and install it with pkgadd.

Then, you can try:

pkg-get -a (show what is available)
pkg-get -i (or install) package_name_here (just like apt-get install in debian.

It's pretty cool.

Perhaps somebody can confirm if it is installed by default in opensolaris or 1/06

jlliagre · 03-17-2006, 12:43 AM

pkg-get is not (yet?) part of OpenSolaris, nor Solaris.