Chapter 12. Software Package Administration
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The system administrator is responsible for managing all software installed on a system. Installing and removing software is a routine task that is performed frequently. Chapter 6, “Installing the Solaris 9 Software,” described the installation of the Solaris operating system. This chapter explains how to add and remove additional applications after the operating system has already been installed.
Sun and its third-party vendors deliver software products in a form called a software package. The term package refers to a method of distributing and installing software to systems where the products ...
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