CSW - pkg-get quick install page

First, download the pkg-get package file.
md5sum is 4121665c56b38967124d618a379c45a2 for file pkg_get-3.8.4-SunOS5.8-all-CSW.pkg
Don't forget to use "save as..." or shift-click, if you need to.
Install it with

 pkgadd -d pkg_get-3.8.4-SunOS5.8-all-CSW.pkg

Next, if you dont have wget installed, grab either wget-i386.bin or wget-sparc.bin, save as "wget" somewhere in your $PATH, and dont forget to "chmod 0755 wget".
(If you have Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 then you probably already have it in /usr/sfw/bin)

You also need gzip "somewhere" in your PATH. Most people do these days, unless you did a minimalist "Core install" of Solaris.

Add /opt/csw/bin to root's PATH

You should now be able to run pkg-get as root, and install packages. But you might want to compare the configured url in /opt/csw/etc/pkg-get.conf, with what your nearest mirror site would be.

See the official package mirrors page for the list of mirrors, and instructions on how to use different mirror sites.

Patches needed

If you run into pkgadd problems, you will need to add sun's pkgadd patches:

Sparc: 110934
X86 : 110935
Solaris 9:
Sparc: 113713
X86 : 114568

Short summary of pkg-get usage

 pkg-get -a           (shows "available" packages)
 pkg-get -i openldap  (installs openldap, and all libraries it depends on)
 pkg-get -D open      (searches for software with 'open' in the description)
 pkg-get -U -u        (upgrades all installed CSW packages to the latest)

If/when you get messages about packages not found, or unavailable, you probably want to just update your local copy of the catalog, with

 pkg-get -U

For best download speed, see our mirrors page to try a site other than the default one.

For more details details on what pkg-get can do, see the original pkg-get home page, at www.bolthole.com, and/or, "man pkg-get"

Here is the current blastwave.org public key, which is used to sign the catalog files. To use it, save this page, then use

gpg --import mirrors.php

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