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Introduction:                   Oracle Solaris 11 uses Image packaging system (IPS). Oracle Solaris 11 Image packaging system  (IPS) is available to be Installed online over  the network or can be Installed using a local repository without an Internet connection. Introduction of IPS simplifies the Installation of Package(s) and its dependencies.  Before IPS, patch and package management was a tedious task, system administrators has to manually check all the dependencies before Installation of a package. IPS also simplifies the life a System Administrators.                Oracle releases periodic updates of package(s)  for the repositories and these updates are generally available to the customers as Support Repository Update (SRU). Support Repositories are available to download for customers who have valid support ID contract for Oracle Solaris 11.These updates includes u...

Oracle will release periodic updates for Oracle Solaris Operating System packages as Support Repository Updates (SRU). The latest available SRU is " Oracle Solaris 11.2.3.4.1 Support Repository Update " Each SRU contains updates for multiple packages. If you want to update a specific package then you need to use locking mechanism on packages. This method will be helpful if customers are not willing to update full SRU Immediately. They can update individual packages according to their requirements and at later stage they can update the complete SRU. In this demonstration we will update bash shell independently of SRU cycle. Steps: - Check Existing version of bash root@soltest1:~# pkg list bash pkg list bash NAME (PUBLISHER) VERSION IFO shell/bash 4.1.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.1 i-- - Check for available updates root@soltest1:~# pkg list -af shell/bash pkg list -af shell...