pkgadd — Transfer Software Packages to the System

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/pkgadd [-nv][-a admin][-d device][[-M] -R root-path]
  [-r response][-V fs-file][pkginst...]
/usr/sbin/pkgadd -s spool [-d device][pkginst...]

Description

Use the pkgadd command to install the contents of a software package from the distribution medium or a directory onto a system. Used without the -d option, pkgadd looks in the default spool directory (/var/spool/pkg) for the package. Used with the -s option, it writes the package to a spool directory instead of installing it.

Certain unbundled and third-party packages are no longer entirely compatible with the latest version of pkgadd. These packages require user interaction throughout the installation and not just at the ...

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