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Originally Posted by ninjatux
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Actually... not quite correct..
There are 2 "open source" package sites..
They are both used for Official Sun Installations..
BlastWave.org
SunFreeware.com
Differences:
Blastwave does dependency checking (much like OpenBSD packages and Ubuntu Linux package system)
Example: you choose to install pkg-x and it requires lib-a, lib-b and widget-c..
Blastwave will download and install the dependencies and *then* install the pakcage.
All Blastwave packages install in /opt/csw
SunFreeware packages
also come on "Official" Sun Disks..
specifically in /etc/sfw /usr/sfw etc.. (sfw = sunfreeware)
SunFreeware does
not do dependency checking *or* installation
You must check what the package requires and install it..
*Most if not all* Sunfreeware install in /usr/local
Both use
Code:
pkg-get install <pkg-name>
Blastwave pkg-get is installed in /opt/csw
Sunfreeware pkg-get (on the Official Sun CD) is in /usr/sfw/bin
As was stated..
Pick one and stay with it..
Personally, I use SunFreeware
hth
rk