pkgutil – Manage CSW-Packages on Solaris
Synopsis
- Manages CSW packages (SVR4 format) on Solaris 10 and 11.
- These were the native packages on Solaris <= 10 and are available as a legacy feature in Solaris 11.
- Pkgutil is an advanced packaging system, which resolves dependency on installation. It is designed for CSW packages.
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| name
- / required
|
Package name, e.g. ( CSWnrpe)
|
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| site
-
|
Specifies the repository path to install the package from.
Its global definition is done in /etc/opt/csw/pkgutil.conf.
|
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| state
- / required
|
|
Whether to install (
present), or remove (absent) a package.
The upgrade (
latest) operation will update/install the package to the latest version available.
Note: The module has a limitation that ( latest) only works for one package, not lists of them.
|
| update_catalog
boolean
|
|
If you want to refresh your catalog from the mirror, set this to ( yes).
|
Examples
# Install a package
- pkgutil:
name: CSWcommon
state: present
# Install a package from a specific repository
- pkgutil:
name: CSWnrpe
site: 'ftp://myinternal.repo/opencsw/kiel'
state: latest
Status
- This module is guaranteed to have backward compatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]
Authors
- Alexander Winkler (@dermute)
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