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Question

     How do I manually install pkgs on a Qube3?

Answer
 
SUN COBALT PRODUCTS ARE SERVER APPLIANCES AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
SERVICES SUCH AS WEB HOSTING, E-MAIL, AND FILE SHARING, WHICH ARE ACCESSED
VIA A WEB-BASED USER INTERFACE. DIRECT ACCESS OR MODIFICATION OF THE
UNDERLYING SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE OF THE SUN COBALT PRODUCT IS NOT SUPPORTED
BY SUN COBALT AND WILL VOID YOUR PRODUCT WARRANTY. THE INFORMATION BELOW IS
PROVIDED "AS IS," FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. SUN COBALT WILL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGES SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF THIS
INFORMATION. PHONE AND WEB-BASED SUPPORT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SYSTEM
ISSUES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION.

After uploading the pkg into /home/tmp make a copy called file.pkg.backup
su - to root and run this command.

Type: /usr/sausalito/sbin/pkg_prepare.pl -i -f /home/tmp/filename.pkg
 
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I have never done this, but since tou asked the question.

Cheers,  Malcolm