The Solaris 9 Distribution

The Solaris 9 system and its application software are delivered as collections of files and directories, referred to as packages. These packages can be copied onto the system from the CD-ROM or DVD as a single compressed file and uncompressed for installation.

Included with the package is information about it, such as the title, storage requirements, and version. Also included are any custom scripts needed to properly install the software.

System software is sometimes distributed in more than one package, but the packages need to be distributed and installed as a unit. A collection of two or more related packages is referred to as a software cluster. A software cluster is a logical grouping of packages.

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