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:

1. Open a terminal window by selecting the "Applications" menu from the desktop menu bar (in the top, left-hand corner of the desktop).
2. Select the "System Tools" sub-menu and choose the "Terminal" application which will open a terminal window.
3. 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:

1. Open a terminal window by selecting the "Applications" menu from the desktop menu bar (in the top, left-hand corner of the desktop).
2. Select the "System Tools" sub-menu and choose the "Terminal" application which will open a terminal window.
3. To display the license information:
   1. 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
      

   2. 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