Installing and managing software over the network

Examining software packages

In the Software Manager, you can examine two different sets of software:

The first window of the Software Manager lists the software currently installed.
The Install Selection window, which appears after you specify a source (media, image directory, loaded software, or remote machine) for the software you are installing, lists the software available on that installation source.

You can list software by product (the default), component, or package. See ``About the new product structure''.

NOTE: Patches are now listed in the same displays as other software.

Examining installed software

You can change the way software is listed in the Software Manager window in these ways:

To view a product's (or patch-product's) components, double-click on the product name. To view a component's packages, double-click on the component name.
(Selecting Expand from the View menu gives the same result as double-clicking.)
To view all of the packages in a product or component at once, select the product or component name, then from the View menu, select Expand Fully.
To view just the software that is installed on your system (including patches), without the software that is only loaded, select View Installed from the View menu.
To view just the software available from your system for networked installation, select View Available For Network Install from the View menu.
To view just the software that is loaded but not installed, select View Loaded-Only from the View menu.
To view just the patches on your system, select View Patches from the View menu.
To view all the software installed or loaded on your system (including patches), select View All from the View menu.

You can see additional information about specific software in these ways:

To see all the files contained in a listed product, component, or package, select the list item, then from the Software menu, select Examine, then Files. Click on Details to display a file's owner, group, and size.
To see additional information about a listed product, component, or package, select the list item, then from the Software menu, select Examine, then Attributes. The available information includes the dependencies, full name, size, version number, and installation state of the software.
To see the patches applied to a listed software item, or to see the component affected by a listed patch, select the list item, then from the Software menu, select Examine, then Patch Status.
To see additional information on a list item in the Patch Status window, double-click on that item, or select the item and click on Details.

In the Install Selection window of the Software Manager:

To view a product's (or patch-product's) components, double-click on the product name. To view a component's packages, double-click on the component name.
(Selecting the Expand button, under More Options, gives the same result as double-clicking.)
To see all the files contained in a listed product, component, or package, select the list item, click on More Options, then click on Files. Click on Details to display a file's owner, group, and size.
To see additional information about a listed product, component, or package, select the list item, click on More Options, then click on Attributes. The available information includes the dependencies, full name, size, version number, and installation state of the software.