Solaris QuickSheet - Packages

Packages

1.) Install the gcc package

pkgadd -d gcc-3.4.6-sol10-sparc-local

2.) Check to see if gcc is installed on system

pkginfo SMCgcc /or/ pkginfo | grep gcc

3.) Remove the gcc package

pkgrm SMCgcc

4.) Check the installation of the gcc (SMCgcc) package

pkgchk SMCgcc

5.) Show revisions of packages on system

showrev -p

6.) Get expected file info and source package for a file

pkgchk -l -p /usr/sfw/bin/gcc

7.) Verify all packages (and les) on the system

pkgchk

8.)Display information about a package

pkgchk -l SMCgcc

9.) Display version information about an installed package

pkginfo -x SMCgcc

10.) List all patches on the system

showrev -p /or/ patchadd -p

11.) List patches applied to the SUNWckr package

pkgparam SUNWckr PATCHLIST


smpatch and updatemanager can be used to manage system patches.

Solaris QuickSheet - OBP

OBP

Compatibility note: This document is based upon Sparc Solaris 10

 All the following commands are to be run from the OBP and not the OS. They are only valid on Sparc hardware that uses the openboot rmware. The eeprom command can be used from the OS to view or set openboot rmware variables.



1.) Show the value of the auto-boot? variable

printenv auto-boot?

2.) Set the system to not auto boot

setenv auto-boot? false

3.)Restore the system default for auto boot


set-default auto-boot?


4.)Show the default boot device

printenv boot-device


5.)List the actual device path for the disk device alias


devalias disk


6.)List all openboot variables, current, and default values

printenv


7.)Show devices seen by openboot

show-devs


8.)Show help on all OBP commands

help


9.)Boot the system into single user mode from the CD ROM

boot cdrom -s


10.)Boot the system into single user mode using the default device

boot -s


11.)Reset the system

reset-all