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I am aware of the use of pkg to install an individual package file, but it does not include a repository infrastructure like other Linux distributions. Is there any solution that behaves like yum or `apt on the Solaris 11 Express platform?

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Solaris IPS (Image Packaging System) is definitely based on a repository infrastructure and behaves like yum/apt if you mean automatically handles dependencies.

You can list the publisher's repositories with this command:

pkg publisher

You can add and remove publishers and you can also create your own repository.

More details here

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ISR that pkg does not do any dependency management? – symcbean Dec 12 '11 at 12:17
@symcbean : What do you mean "ISR" ? – jlliagre Dec 12 '11 at 15:50
@symcbean You must be remembering the old SVR4 packaging system from Solaris 10 and earlier. Solaris 11 pkg absolutely does dependency management. – alanc Dec 12 '11 at 16:37
@alanc: Thanks (Solaris skills a bit rusty here). – symcbean Dec 13 '11 at 10:05
@symcbean: okay, so I guess ISR was for "I seem to recall/remember" – jlliagre Dec 13 '11 at 12:52
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OpenCSW (open fork of Blastwave) allows you to use pkgutil to install software from their repositories. E.g. pkgutil --install coreutils

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Try Sunfreeware. The DryDog site has a good bit, with links to others.

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