Option 1:

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Installing software from OpenIndiana repositories via IPS

OpenIndiana uses the Image Packaging System - IPS, pkg(5) , the same package management system , IPS, as as Oracle Solaris 11, and .
Oracle is thus far continuing Sun's practice of providing well written manuals: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19963-01/html/820-6572/index.html

To find more information on IPS/ pkg(5), using man command, use:

$ man -s 5 pkg

The command line package manager command is 'pkg'.
To find more information about pkg(1) , using man command, use:

$ man pkg

In IPS parlance, we are talking about adding publishers in place of term repositories.
Package management is performed with super-user privileges (prepend sudo or pfexec to the using accounts with elevated Role Based Access Control (RBAC) privileges (using pfexec or sudo before commands shown below).

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Adding publisher

$ pfexec bash
# pkg set-publisher -g repository_url repository_name

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Replacing publisher

# pkg set-publisher -G old_repository_url -g new_repository_url repository_name

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Replacing publisher - example

# pkg set-publisher \
-G http://pkg.openindiana.org/hipster-2015 \
-g https://pkg.openindiana.org/hipster openindiana.org

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Listing publishers configured on the local system:

# pkg publisher
 
PUBLISHER                   TYPE     STATUS P LOCATION
openindiana.org             origin   online F https://pkg.openindiana.org/hipster/
hipster-encumbered          origin   online F https://pkg.openindiana.org/hipster-encumbered/

'OpenIndiana Hipster hipster' repositories (current as of OctoberFebruary, 20162017)

Syntax for searching remotely for IPS packages

# pkg search -prp package_name

Syntax for installing an IPS package

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# pkg update package_name

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Upgrading all the packages on the system, with linked image Solaris Zones. (-r) and verbose output (-v)

# pkg update -v -r

Option 2: Install pkg -r updates all Solaris Zones , if not issued, thay are kept unupdated untill -r command is issued on update or they are updated separately.

Option 2:  Install software from SmartOS repositories via pkgin

All illumos-based operating systems, like OmniOS, OpenIndiana Openindiana and SmartOS can use the repository from Joyent/SmartOS. Its main advantage is that you find there a lot of very up to date packages.

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1. add /opt/local/{s,}bin where all software is installed to your PATH (in your shell, maybe save to your .profile):

   Code Block
   PATH=/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:$PATH export PATH

2. install the bootstrap-loader: (use the loader according to your repository, see http://pkgsrc.joyent.com/packages/SmartOS/bootstrap/)

   Code Block
   :; curl httphttps://pkgsrc.joyent.com/packages/SmartOS/bootstrap/bootstrap-2014Q22016Q4-x86_64.tar.gz | gtar -zxpf - -C /

3. update the repository database:

   Code Block
   :; pkgin -y update

4. install the needed package, for example – Apache 2.4.6:

   Code Block
   :; pkgin -y install apache-2.4.6

   or, just for newest 2.4:

   Code Block
   :; pkgin -y install apache-2.4

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You need a compiler like gcc; download the sources, switch to the folder with your sources (make the content of your 'sourcefolder' executable recursively) and compile via:

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For building software from NetBSD pkgsrc from sources, see page: pkgsrc in OI .

Option 4: Build software using oi-userland

For contributing to oi-userland, see page: Building with oi-userland