This chapter describes how to add, verify, and remove software packages by using the Solaris installation graphical user interface (GUI) and the Solaris Product Registry.For information about software management features that are new in this release, see What's New in Software Management in the Solaris Operating System?.For information about the procedures that are associated with performing software management tasks, see:Adding Software With the Solaris Installation GUI Managing Software With the Solaris Product Registry GUI (Task Map) Managing Software With the Solaris Product Registry Command-Line Interface (Task Map) The following table lists the commands to use for adding, removing, and checking the installation of software packages the Solaris installation GUI and Solaris Package Registry tools.Tool Description Man Page installer Installs or removes a software package with an installer installer1M prodreg Enables you to browse, unregister, and uninstall software in the Solaris Product Registry prodreg1M This section describes how to use the Solaris installation GUI to add software to a system on which you have installed the Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS). The Solaris installation GUI installs only the components of the software groups that you skipped when you initially installed the Solaris OS. You cannot upgrade to another software group after installing or upgrading the OS. .This procedure assumes that the system is running volume management (vold). If your system is not running volume management, see Chapter 3, Accessing Removable Media (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems. This chapter provides information about accessing removable media without volume management. &rolestep.sgm;Decide to install software from a CD, a DVD, or from the network.Select one of the following:If you are installing from a CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive.If you insert theSolaris Languages CDs , the Solaris installation GUI starts automatically. Proceed to Step 5. If you are installing from a DVD, insert the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. If you are installing from the network, locate the net image of the software you want to install. Change directories to find the Solaris installation GUI installer.Solaris installation GUI installers are located in various directories on the CDs and on the DVD. Solaris 11 Software CDs or DVD. Solaris11 Documentation DVD. Solaris 11 Languages CDs. The Solaris installation GUI starts automatically when the CD is inserted. Follow the instructions to install the software.From the command line, type the following command: % ./installer [options]nodisplayRuns the installer without a GUI. noconsoleRuns without any interactive text console device. Use this option with the nodisplay option when you include the installer command in a UNIX script for installing software. From a file manager, double-click Installer or installer.An Installer window is displayed, followed by the Solaris installation GUI dialog box. Follow the directions on the screen to install the software. When you have finished adding software, click Exit.The Solaris installation GUI exits. The following task map describes the software management tasks that you can perform with the Solaris Product Registry.Task Description For Instructions View installed or uninstalled software with the Solaris Product Registry. Used for learning about installed or uninstalled software. How to View Installed or Uninstalled Software Information With the Solaris Product Registry GUI Install software with the Solaris Product Registry. You can use the Solaris Product Registry to find software and launch the Solaris installation GUI. This program takes you through the installation of that software. How to Install Software With the Solaris Product Registry GUI Uninstall software with the Solaris Product Registry. Use tor uninstall software with the Solaris Product Registry. How to Uninstall Software With the Solaris Product Registry GUI The Solaris Product Registry is a tool to help you manage installed software. After you have installed the software, Product Registry provides a list of all the installed software by using the Solaris installation GUI or the Solaris pkgadd command.You can use the Solaris Product Registry in a GUI or with a command-line interface (CLI). For more information on how to use the Solaris Product Registry CLI, see Managing Software With the Solaris Product Registry Command-Line Interface (Task Map).The Solaris Product Registry GUI interface enables you to do the following:View a list of installed and registered software and some software attributes. View all Solaris system products that you installed in their localized version in the System Software Localizations directory. Find and launch an installer. Install additional software products. Uninstall software and individual software packages. The Solaris Product Registry GUI main window consists of three panes of information:Installed, registered, and removed software Standard attributes of the currently selected software Attributes that are customized and attributes that are internal to the registered software

Simple screen capture titled Solaris Product Registry. Shows the Registered Software, Summary, and More Information panes.

&rolestep.sgm;Start the Solaris Product Registry tool.# prodreg &The Solaris Product Registry main window is displayed. Click the turner control to the left of the System Registry directory in the Registered Software box.The turner control changes from pointing to the right to pointing downward. You can expand or collapse any item in the registry, except an item that has a text file icon to its left.The Software Installed in Registered Software box always contains the following components:The configuration software group that you chose when you installed the Solaris release. Software groups that can be displayed include Reduced Network Support, Core, End User System Support, Developer System Support, Entire Distribution, or Entire Distribution Plus OEM Support. Additional system software, which contains Solaris products that are not part of the software group you chose. Unclassified software that is not a Solaris product or part of the software group. This software includes any package that you installed by using the pkgadd command. Select directories until you find a software application to view. The list expands as you open directories. To view the attributes, select a directory or file.The Product Registry displays attribute information in the System Registry box.For software products that were installed with the Solaris installation GUI, the Solaris Product Registry contains values for at least the following: Title, Version, Location, and Installed on. Items in an expanded list under a product or software group inherit the version information of the product. If all or part of the product was removed with the pkgrm command, a cautionary icon appears next to the software product's name. You can use Solaris Product Registry to find software and launch the Solaris installation GUI program. This program takes you through the installation of that software. &rolestep.sgm;Start the Solaris Product Registry tool.# prodregThe Solaris Product Registry main window is displayed. Decide if you are installing from a CD, a DVD, or from the network. Select one of the following: If you are installing from a CD, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. If you are installing from a DVD, insert the DVD into the DVD-ROM drive. If you are installing from the network, locate the net image of the software that you want to install. To view the list of installed and registered software, click the turner control. Click the New Install button at the bottom of the Solaris Product Registry window.The Select Installer dialog box is displayed. This box initially points to the /cdrom directory or the directory you are in. Select directories to find the Solaris installation GUI installer.Solaris installation GUI installers are located in various directories on the CDs and on the DVD.Solaris 10 Software CDs or DVD. Solaris 10 Documentation DVD. Solaris 10 Languages CDs. The Solaris installation GUI automatically starts when the CD is inserted. When you find the installer you want, select its name in the Files box. Click OK.The installer you selected is launched. Follow the directions that are displayed by the installer to install the software. &rolestep.sgm;Start the Solaris Product Registry tool.# prodregThe Solaris Product Registry main window is displayed. To view the list of installed and registered software, click the turner control. Select directories until you find the name of the software that you want to uninstall. Read the software attributes to make sure that this software is the software that you want to uninstall. Click the Uninstall software-product-name button at the bottom of the Solaris Product Registry window.The software product you selected is uninstalled. The following task map describes the software management tasks that you cab perform with the Solaris Product Registry command-line interface.Task Description For Instructions View installed or uninstalled software. You can view software information by using the browse subcommand. How to View Installed or Uninstalled Software Information (prodreg) View software attributes. You can view specific software attributes by using the info subcommand. How to View Software Attributes (prodreg) Check dependencies between software components. You can view the components that depend on a specific software component by using the info subcommand. How to Check for Software Dependencies (prodreg) Identify damaged software products. If you remove installed software files or packages without using the appropriate uninstaller, you can damage the software on your system. How to Identify Damaged Software Products (prodreg) Uninstall software You can remove software from your system by using the uninstall subcommand. How to Uninstall Software (prodreg) Uninstall damaged software. Uninstalling a damaged software component might fail if the uninstaller program for the software component has been removed from the system. How to Uninstall Damaged Software (prodreg) Reinstall damaged software components. If other software depends on a damaged software component, you might want to reinstall the damaged component, rather than uninstall the component and the other dependent software. How to Reinstall Damaged Software Components (prodreg) The prodreg command is the command-line interface (CLI) to the Solaris Product Registry. The prodreg command supports several subcommands that enable you to manage the software on your system.You can use the prodreg command in a terminal window to perform the following tasks:View a list of installed and registered software and software attributes. View all Solaris system products that you installed in their localized version in the System Software Localizations directory. Identify damaged software. Remove software entries from the Solaris Product Registry. Uninstall software and individual software packages. For more information on how to manage the Solaris Product Registry by using the command-line interface, see the prodreg1M man page.You can view information about software in the Solaris Product Registry in a terminal window by using the browse subcommand to the prodreg command. Open a terminal window. Browse the Solaris Product Registry.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 11 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified SoftwareThe browse subcommand to the prodreg command displays the following information about registered software.BROWSE #When you use the prodreg browse command, the Solaris Product Registry generates a browse number for each registered software component. This number can be used as an argument to either the prodreg browse command or the info subcommand to descend the hierarchy of specific registered components.Browse numbers might change when you reboot or reinstall your system. Do not store browse numbers in scripts or attempt to reuse them between separate login sessions. +/-/.This field indicates if a software component has additional software component children registered in the Solaris Product Registry. The following characters are displayed in this field:+ indicates that the software component has additional children components that are not currently displayed. - indicates that the software component has additional children components that are currently displayed. . indicates that the software component does not have children components. UUIDThis field lists the software's unique identifier in the Solaris Product Registry. #This field indicates the instance number of the software component on the system. If the system contains multiple instances of a software component, the Solaris Product Registry assigns a separate instance number to each instance of the component. NAMEThis field lists the localized name of the software. The name of the Solaris OS in this sample output is the Solaris 10 system software. Browse the information for one of the software components that are listed in the Solaris Product Registry.% prodreg browse -m "name"The m “name” command displays information on the software component with the name name. If the system contains multiple instances of name software, type the following command to browse the Solaris Product Registry:% prodreg browse -u name-UUID -i instance -n numberu name-UUIDDisplays information on the name software component with the unique identifier name-UUID. i instanceDisplays information on the name software component with the instance number instance. n numberDisplays software information by referencing the component's browse number number. Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 for each software component that you want to browse. The following example shows how to view software information by referencing the component's name.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software % prodreg browse -m "Solaris 10 System Software" The following example shows how to use the n option with the prodreg browse command to view software information by referencing the component's browse number.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software % prodreg browse -n 2 The following example shows how to use the u option with the prodreg browse command to view software information by referencing the component's UUID. The UUID is the software's unique identifier in the Solaris Product Registry.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software % prodreg browse -u a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b You can view specific software attributes by using the info subcommand of the prodreg command. The prodreg info command displays a variety of information about registered software, including the following items:Software component name Software component description Required components of the software Other components that require the software Base directory of the software Path to the software component Open a terminal window. Browse the Solaris Product Registry.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software View the attributes for one of the listed software components.% prodreg info -m "name"The m “name” command displays the attributes of the software component with the name name. Repeat Step 3 for each software component you want to view. The following example shows how to view software attributes by referencing the component's name.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software % prodreg info -m "Solaris 10 System Software" The following example shows how to use the n option with the prodreg info command to view software attributes by referencing the component's browse number.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software % prodreg info -n 2 The following example shows how to use the u option with the prodreg info command to view software attributes by referencing the component's UUID. The UUID is the software's unique identifier in the Solaris Product Registry.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software % prodreg info -u a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b You can use the prodreg info command to view components that depend on a specific software component. You might want to check dependencies between software products before you uninstall specific components. Open a terminal window. Browse the Solaris Product Registry.% prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified SoftwareRepeat the prodreg browse command until the software component you want to check is displayed. See How to View Installed or Uninstalled Software Information (prodreg) for more information on browsing the Solaris Product Registry by using the prodreg browse command. View the dependencies of a specific software component.% prodreg info -m "name" -a "Dependent Components"m “name”Displays the attributes of the software component with the name name. a “Dependent Components”Displays components that depend on name software by displaying the values of the Dependent Components attribute. This command output lists the software components that depend on name software. The following example shows how to view the components that depend on the software product that is named ExampleSoft.% prodreg -m "ExampleSoft" -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - ExampleSoftA 7f49ecvb-1ii2-11b2-a3f1-0800119u7e8e 1 If you remove installed software files or packages without using the appropriate uninstaller, you can damage the software on your system. If software is damaged, the software might not function properly. You can use the info subcommand of the prodreg command to help you determine if a software product is damaged. View the Solaris Product Registry information on the software you want to check.% prodreg browse -m name BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 4 - name-UUID 1 name 233 . component-a-pkg 1 component-a 234 . component-b-pkg 1m “name”Displays information on the software component with the name name. name-UUIDSpecifies the UUID of the name software component. component-a-pkgSpecifies the package name of the component-a component that depends on name software. component-aSpecifies the name of a component that depends on name software. component-b-pkgSpecifies the package name of the component-b component that depends on name software. In the previous sample output, the component-b-pkg entry does not have an associated name in the Name field. If a software component name is not displayed in the Solaris Product Registry, the component might be damaged. Verify that the software component is damaged.% prodreg info -u name-UUID -i 1 -d isDamaged=TRUEu name-UUIDDisplays information on the name software component. i 1Displays information on the first instance of the name software component. dDisplays the value of the isDamaged attribute of the name software component. The output isDamaged=TRUE indicates that the name software component is damaged. Identify the packages that form the name-UUID software component.% prodreg info -u name-UUID -i 1 -a PKGS pkgs: component-a-pkg component-b-pkg Verify that these packages are installed on the system.% pkginfo component-a-pkg application component-a-pkg component-a % pkginfo component-b-pkg ERROR: information on "component-b-pkg" was not foundThe error message output of the pkginfo component-b-pkg command indicates that the component-b-pkg package has been removed from the system. The name software component might not work without the component-b-pkg package. The following example shows how to determine if the ExampleSoft software component is damaged.% prodreg browse -m Examplesoft BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 4 - 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be 1 ExampleSoft 233 . 90209809-9785-b89e-c821-0472985982be 1 Example Doc 234 . EXSOzzt 1 235 . EXSOblob 1 Example DataThe ExampleSoft child component EXSOzzt does not have an entry in the NAME field. The ExampleSoft software might be damaged. You would use the prodreg info command with the u, i, and d options to determine if the ExampleSoft software is damaged.% prodreg info -u 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be -i 1 -d isDamaged=TRUEThe output isDamaged=TRUE indicates that the ExampleSoft software is damaged. You would use the a PKGS option of the prodreg info command to identify the ExampleSoft software packages.% prodreg info -u 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be -i 1 -a PKGS pkgs: EXSOzzt EXSOblobTo verify that the EXSOzzt and EXSOblob packages are installed on the system, you would use the pkginfo command.% pkginfo EXSOzzt ERROR: information for "EXSOzzt" was not found % pkginfo EXSOblob application EXSOblob Example DataThe output of the pkginfo command indicates that the EXSOzzt package is not installed on the system. Thus, the ExampleSoft software is damaged. You can use the uninstall subcommand of the prodreg command to remove software from your system. When you uninstall software by using the prodreg uninstall command, you remove a specified software and all the child components associated with that software. Before you remove software, verify that other software does not depend on the software you want to uninstall. See How to Check for Software Dependencies (prodreg).After you uninstall software, you can remove that software and all the child components of that software from the Solaris Product Registry by using the prodreg unregister r command. &rolestep.sgm;View the information on the software you want to uninstall.# prodreg browse -u name-UUID BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 1423 - name-UUID 1 name 1436 . component-a-UUID 1 component-a 1437 - component-b-UUID 1 component-b 1462 . component-c-UUID 1 component-cu name-UUIDDisplays information on the software component with the unique identifier name-UUID. nameSpecifies the name of the software component you want to uninstall with the unique identifier name-UUID. . component-a-UUIDSpecifies the unique identifier of the component-a software component that is required by name software. component-aSpecifies the name of a component that is required by name software. - component-b-UUIDSpecifies the unique identifier of the component-b component that is required by name software. The - symbol indicates that component-b requires an additional software component. component-bSpecifies the name of a software component that is required by name software. . component-c-UUIDSpecifies the unique identifier of the component-b software component that is required by component-b software. component-cSpecifies the name of a software component that is required by component-b software. Uninstall the software.# prodreg uninstall -u name-UUID Check the dependencies for the software that you want to uninstall.# prodreg info -u name-UUID Title: name . . . Child Components: Name UUID # -------------------------- ------------------------------------ - component-a component-a-UUID 1 component-b component-b-UUID 1 Required Components: Name UUID # -------------------------- ------------------------------------ - component-a component-a-UUID 1 component-b component-b-UUID 1Check the following information in the output of the prodreg info command.Child Components – Lists the software components that are associated with the name software component. When you unregister the name software, you also unregister the child components of name software. If the output of the previous prodreg info command lists any child components, verify that you want to unregister these child components. Required Components – Lists the software components that are required by the name software component. Software components might require other components that are not child components. When you uninstall and unregister a component, only child components are unregistered and uninstalled. Dependent Components – Lists the components that require name software to run. When you unregister the name software, you also unregister the dependent components of name software. If the output of the prodreg info command lists any dependent components, verify that you want to unregister these dependent components. In the previous sample output, name software does not have any dependent components. Check the dependencies of name software's child components.# prodreg info -u component-a-UUID -i 1 -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - name name-UUID 1 # prodreg info -u component-b-UUID -i 1 -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - name name-UUID 1 # prodreg info -u component-c-UUID -i 1 -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - component-b component-b-UUID 1The sample output shows that no other software depends on the child components of name software. Unregister the software and its child components.# prodreg unregister -r -u name-UUID -i 1rRecursively unregisters software with the unique identifier name-UUID and all the child components of this software. u name-UUIDSpecifies the unique identifier of the software you want to unregister. i 1Specifies the instance of the software you want to unregister. The following example shows how to uninstall ExampleSoft software and all the child components of ExampleSoft software.# prodreg browse -m "ExampleSoft" BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 1423 - 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be 1 ExampleSoft 1436 . 90209809-9785-b89e-c821-0472985982be 1 Example Doc 1437 - EXSOzzt 1 Example Data 1462 . EXSOblob 1 Example Data # prodreg uninstall -u 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be -i 1 # prodreg info -u 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be Title: ExampleSoft Software . . . Child Components: Name UUID # -------------------------- ------------------------------------ - Example Doc 90209809-9785-b89e-c821-0472985982be 1 Example Data EXSOzzt 1 Required Components: Name UUID # -------------------------- ------------------------------------ - Example Doc 90209809-9785-b89e-c821-0472985982be 1 Example Data EXSOzzt 1 # prodreg info -u 90209809-9785-b89e-c821-0472985982be -i 1 -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - ExampleSoft 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be 1 # prodreg info -u EXSOzzt -i 1 -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - ExampleSoft 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be 1 # prodreg info -u EXSOblob -i 1 -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - Example Data EXSOzzt 1 # prodreg unregister -r -u 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be -i 1 If you try to uninstall a damaged software component by using the prodreg uninstall command, the command might fail. This failure can occur if the uninstaller program for the software component has been removed from the system.Follow these steps to uninstall a software component with no associated uninstaller program on the system. &rolestep.sgm;View the information on the software you want to uninstall.# prodreg browse -m "name" BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 4 - UUID 1 name 1436 . component-a-UUID 1 component-a 1437 . component-b-UUID 1 m “name”Displays information on the name software component you want to uninstall. UUIDSpecifies the UUID of the software component you want to uninstall. . component-a-UUIDSpecifies the UUID of the component-a software component. component-aSpecifies the name of a child software component of name software. . component-b-UUIDSpecifies the UUID of a child software component of name software. The component-b-UUID entry does not have an associated component name. The missing name value might indicate that this component is damaged. Uninstall the software.# prodreg uninstall -u UUID -i 1 The install program requested could not be foundu UUIDSpecifies the UUID of the software component you want to uninstall. i 1Specifies the instance of the software you want to uninstall. The error message indicates that the uninstaller program is not on the system. Identify the uninstaller program for the software component.# prodreg info -m "name" -a uninstallprogram uninstallprogram: /usr/bin/java -mx64m -classpath uninstaller-location uninstall_namem “name”Displays information on the name software component. a uninstallprogramDisplays information on the uninstaller program that is associated with the name software component. uninstaller-locationSpecifies the registered location of the uninstaller program for the name software component. Determine if the uninstaller is in the registered location.# ls uninstaller-location uninstaller-location: No such file or directoryThe output of the ls command indicates that the uninstaller program is not in the registered location. Remove the software from the system in one of the following ways:If you have a system backup available, follow these steps:Load the uninstaller program from the backup. Run the uninstaller program from a shell command-line interface such as a terminal window. If you do not have access to the uninstaller program on a backup, follow these steps:Unregister the software component.# prodreg unregister -u UUID -i 1 Remove any remaining registered components that are required by the software you want to remove.# pkgrm component-a-UUID The following example shows how to uninstall the damaged ExampleSoft software. In this example, the uninstaller program is not readily available on a system backup.# prodreg browse -m Examplesoft BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 4 - 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be 1 ExampleSoft 233 . 90209809-9785-b89e-c821-0472985982be 1 Example Doc 234 . EXSOzzt 1 235 . EXSOblob 1 Example Data # prodreg uninstall -u 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be -i 1 The install program requested could not be found # prodreg info -m "ExampleSoft" -a uninstallprogram uninstallprogram: /usr/bin/java -mx64m -classpath /var/sadm/prod/org.example.ExampleSoft/987573587 uninstall_ExampleSoft # ls /var/sadm/prod/org.example.ExampleSoft/987573587 /var/sadm/prod/org.example.ExampleSoft/987573587: No such file or directory # prodreg unregister -u 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be -i 1 # pkgrm EXSOblob If other software depends on a damaged software component, you might want to reinstall the damaged component, rather than uninstall the component and the other dependent software. You can use the f option with the prodreg unregister command to forcibly the unregister the damaged component. Then, you can reinstall the component. &rolestep.sgm;View the information on the software you want to reinstall.# prodreg browse -m "name" BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 4 . UUID 1 namem “name”Displays information on the name software component you want to reinstall. UUIDSpecifies the UUID of the software component you want to reinstall. Identify the software that depends on the software you want to reinstall.# prodreg info -m "name" -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - component-a component-a-UUID 1m “name”Specifies the name of the software component you want to reinstall. a “Dependent Components”Displays the components that depend on name software. component-aSpecifies the name of a software component that depends on name software. component-a-UUIDSpecifies the UUID of the component-a software component. The component-a software component depends on the software you want to reinstall. To reinstall name software and not unregister component-a, you must forcibly unregister the name software, then reinstall name software. Unregister the software component you want to reinstall.# prodreg unregister -f -u UUID Reinstall the software component.# /usr/bin/java -cp /usr/installers/installerThe installer option specifies the name of the installer program for name software. The following example shows how to reinstall the damaged software component ComponentSoft without unregistering or uninstalling the dependent component ExampleSoft.# prodreg browse -m "ComponentSoft" BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 10 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software 4 . 86758449-554a-6531-fe90-4352678362fe 1 ComponentSoft # prodreg info -m "ComponentSoft" -a "Dependent Components" Dependent Components: Name UUID # --------------------------- ------------------------------------ - ExampleSoft 95842091-725a-8501-ef29-0472985982be 1 # prodreg unregister -f -u 86758449-554a-6531-fe90-4352678362fe -i 1 # /usr/bin/java -cp /usr/installers/org.example.componentsoft