Introduction

This chapter covers the Solaris 9 distribution, which is the mechanism used to deliver the Solaris Operating Environment in an installable format. The next section covers installing the operating system, including different methods used to install Solaris. The last two sections address the procedures used to perform software package administration and patch administration.

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