OpenSolaris Package Repository License Information
Your use of software available from the OpenSolaris Package Repository is
governed by the licenses provided in the individual software packages.
License information for a particular software package can be viewed by
using the 'pkg(1)' command in a terminal window.
To determine the names of packages you want to view, follow these steps:
- Open a terminal window by selecting the "Applications" menu
from the desktop menu bar (in the top, left-hand corner of
the desktop).
- Select the "System Tools" sub-menu and choose the "Terminal"
application which will open a terminal window.
- Type the following in the terminal window at the cursor:
pkg list -a
The package command also has a search facility. Review the
man page for more information by typing the following in the
terminal window at the cursor:
man pkg
Information about the pkg command can also be found in the
OpenSolaris 2008.05 end-user documentation.
To view license information for particular packages, follow these steps:
- Open a terminal window by selecting the "Applications" menu
from the desktop menu bar (in the top, left-hand corner of
the desktop).
- Select the "System Tools" sub-menu and choose the "Terminal"
application which will open a terminal window.
- To display the license information:
- for one package, enter the following in the terminal window
at the cursor, replacing 'Package1' with the name of the
package:
pkg info --license -r Package1 | less
- for multiple packages, enter the following in the terminal
window at the cursor, replacing 'Package1', 'Package2',
etc. with specific package names:
pkg info --license -r Package1 Package2 Package3 | less