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pkg5 - Manages packages with the Solaris 11 Image Packaging System¶

New in version 1.9.

Synopsis
Options
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- Status

Synopsis ¶

IPS packages are the native packages in Solaris 11 and higher.

Options ¶

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
accept_licenses	no		True False	Accept any licences. aliases: accept_licences, accept
name	yes			An FRMI of the package(s) to be installed/removed/updated. Multiple packages may be specified, separated by `,`.
state	no	present	present latest absent	Whether to install (present, latest), or remove (absent) a package.

Examples ¶

# Install Vim:
- pkg5:
    name: editor/vim

# Remove finger daemon:
- pkg5:
    name: service/network/finger
    state: absent

# Install several packages at once:
- pkg5:
    name:
      - /file/gnu-findutils
      - /text/gnu-grep

Notes ¶

Note

The naming of IPS packages is explained at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/servers-storage-admin/ips-package-versioning-2232906.html.

Status ¶

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

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