Re: [cobalt-users] GUI "Install Software" Option

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

> Not real knowledgeable of the Qube 2, enough to be dangerous I guess :-)
> 
> I noticed via the GUI and at the "Administrative Site" there is the
> "Install Software" option.
> 
> Is this JUST for Cobalt software or can it be used for other software ?
> Reason I ask is our Virus Software vendor (Sophos) has a version
> available that will run on Linux and I would LIKE to get on loaded on
> the Qube 2 but it does not have a CD drive, etc.

The UI installer is just for Sun Cobalt .PKG files.  The CGI that runs
"behind the scenes" only knows how to parse PKG files, not RPM or TAR,
etc.  Those types of files need to be installed at the command line
(after using FTP, etc, to transfer them onto the Qube).

I'd also check with Sophos to make sure they have a MIPS version of
their product, as that is the CPU type in the Qube2.  (Unfortunately,
chances are pretty good that they do not.  That's the main reason we
shifted to x86 chips from MIPS - no 3rd party apps...)

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Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.