OpenSolaris

1. Project: Image Packaging System
   1. News
      1. Integration Notes
   2. Developer information
   3. Blogs
   4. Discussions
   5. Observers
   6. Leaders
   7. Documentation
      1. Getting Started with IPS
   8. Adding Packages to IPS

Image Packaging System Documentation The Image Packaging System (IPS) software was developed by the Indiana OpenSolaris project team and is a part of the OpenSolarisTM 2008.05 release. The IPS software is a prototype. Not all features are complete and only experimental deployments should be attempted. Download the OpenSolaris 2008.05 release Go to the Getting Started with IPS Guide Background reading The project team has been explaining some of the ongoing assumptions behind the project in a series of blog posts: Bart on Rethinking patching, and Stephen on Observations on packaging, pkg(5): a no scripting zone, pkg(5): leaving the build system `out', and pkg(5): no more installer magic. Go to: Indiana Documentation Hub