Adding and Removing Software Packages
When you add a software package, the pkgadd command decompresses and copies files from the installation media, such as the CD-ROM, to a local system’s disk. When you use packages, files are delivered in package format and are unusable as they are delivered. The pkgadd command interprets the software package’s control files and then decompresses the product files and installs them on the system’s local disk.
You should know the following before installing additional application software:
Sun packages always begin with the prefix SUNW, as in SUNWvolr, SUNWadmap, and SUNWab2m. Third-party packages usually begin with a prefix that corresponds to the company’s stock symbol.
You can use the pkginfo command ...
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