Package Management Comparison
The following tables compares the common package management tasks used by IPS with
the commands used by the Solaris operating system and with the apt-get package
management software.
Table 11-1 IPS Commands and apt-get
Task |
IPS Command |
apt-get Equivalent |
|---|
Create an image |
pkg image-create |
dpkg-build |
Install a package |
pkg install |
apt-get install |
Search for a package |
pkg search |
apt-cache search dpkg -S |
Update all
packages |
pkg image-update |
apt-get dist-upgrade |
Display state and version information |
pkg list |
dpkg –list |
Display contents of a package |
pkg contents |
dpkg –contents |
Display package information such
as license |
pkg info |
apt-cache showpkg |
Verify a package installation |
pkg verify |
debsums |
Uninstall a package |
pkg uninstall |
apt-get remove |
Display publisher information |
pkg publisher |
more sources.list |
Add or update a
publisher |
pkg set-publisher |
Edit sources.list file |
Remove a publisher |
pkg unset-publisher |
Edit sources.list file |
Table 11-2 IPS Commands and Solaris
Task |
IPS Command |
Solaris Equivalent |
|---|
Install package |
pkg install |
pkgadd -a |
Display package state
and version information |
pkg list |
pkginfo |
Verify package installation |
pkg verify |
pkgchk -v |
Display package information such as license |
pkg info |
pkginfo -l |
Display contents of
a package |
pkg contents |
pkgchk -l |
Search for a package |
pkg search |
pkgchk -l -p |
Uninstall a package |
pkg uninstall |
pkgrm |
