Package Management Task Tables
The OpenSolaris 2008.05 release uses the Image Packaging System (IPS) software to manage
packages. This document examines common package-management tasks and contrasts the commands used by
IPS with the commands used by the Solaris operating system and with the
apt-get package management software.
Table 1 Packaging Tasks: IPS and apt-get
Task |
IPS command |
apt-get equivalent |
|---|
Create an image |
pkg image-create |
dpkg --build |
Install a new package |
pkg install |
apt-get install |
Search for a
package |
pkg search |
apt-cache search |
Update all packages within an image |
pkg image-update |
apt-get dist-upgrade |
Display information about a package's state |
pkg list |
dpkg --list |
Verify correct
installation of a package |
pkg verify |
debsums |
Display information about a package |
pkg info |
apt-cache showpkg |
Listing the contents of a
package |
pkg contents |
dpkg --contents |
Uninstall a package |
pkg uninstall |
apt-get remove |
Update an existing authority or add a authority |
pkg set-authority |
Edit sources.list file |
Remove
the configuration that is associated with a authority |
pkg unset-authority |
Edit sources.list file |
Display authority information |
pkg authority |
more sources.list |
Table 2 Packaging Tasks: IPS and Solaris
Task |
IPS
command |
Solaris equivalent |
|---|
Install a new package |
pkg install |
pkgadd -a |
Display package state and version information |
pkg list |
pkginfo |
Verify correct installation
of a package |
pkg verify |
pkgchk -v |
Display information about a package |
pkg info |
pkginfo -l |
Listing the contents of a package |
pkg contents |
pkgchk -l |
Uninstall
a package |
pkg uninstall |
pkgrm |