Posts tagged with: pkg

I encountered a problem this evening that I can't really explain, I couldn't install any pkgs via the Package Manager or command line. Both were failing with the same error: $ pfexec pkg install SUNWant Creating Plan - pkg: The following pattern(s) did not match any packages in the current catalog. Try relaxing the pattern, refreshing and/or examining the catalogs: SUNWant $ At the time I had 2 pkg publishers defined: $ pkg publisher PUBLISHER TYPE STATUS URI OpenSolaris-dev (preferred) origin online http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev/ WebStack origin online http://pkg.opensolaris.org/webstack/ $ Both look good to me and have been working fine. I tried ... Continue reading ►

Links of interest for 25 Mar 2009 - 2 Apr 2009: Toshiba OpenSolaris Laptops - You can now get your hands on the much touted Opensolaris Toshiba laptops. Sadly, it#039;s US only at the mo with UK availability expected sometime in May 2009. I guess I#039;ll have to wait a bit, but it#039;ll be good to start hearing the reviews to see how these things run. Accelerated Patching of Zoned Systems - Woohooo!!!! Patching of systems with zones is about to get a lot quicker. Jeff provides some good data here just to whet your appetite in anticipation of the... Continue reading ►

Links of interest for 2 Dec 2008 - 8 Dec 2008: Sun shows Microsoft how it's done - Now I would never had predicted this: someone saying that Sun has done something on the desktop environment better than Microsoft. I must admit the Time Slider is pretty damn awesome and I think it may put Apples Time Machine to shame too. Contributing OpenSolaris Packages at OpenSolaris.org - More information on the new OpenSolaris repositories, how pkgs are being automatically added and how you can contribute to the repository. Webcast of What's New in OpenSolaris 2008.11 - Some cool new features... Continue reading ►