Using IPS CLI

The Image Packaging System software is a network-centric packaging system written in Python.

Note - Both IPS and SVR4 packages are supported for the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release.

With IPS, users can perform the following basic tasks:

• You can create your own image.

• After you have created your own image, you can install new packages and update existing packages from an IPS repository to your image.

• You can manage and search the packages on your image by using IPS commands that reference package attributes.

  See IPS Commands.

With IPS, developers can perform the following additional tasks:

• You can create your own network repository.

• Create and submit your own packages to an existing network repository.

  See Chapter 3, Advanced IPS Commands and Chapter 5, IPS For Developers (Tasks).

• Mirror a repository.

• Download the contents of a package and republish the package.