xwindow install after OS already installed

[Brianhumphrey]

New to Sun. How do you install xwindows to system that has been installed without xwindows?. Running solaris 8. Also how do you Identify the packages needed, I have a build server that has the packages, as SUNWxxxx (such as SUNWxwinc, etc...). Thanks..

 

[unixrocks]

Do you mean patches or packages?? Some new users to Solaris get them mixed up. If you meant patches then the simplest way is to download Sun patchpro from Sunsolve.sun.com.

Can't help you on the XWindows stuff though but you can download GNOME for Solaris so give that one a go.

 

[unixrocks]

Forgot to mention use showrev -p to list the patch and corresponding package that is already installed.

 

[Brianhumphrey]

I meant packages, the xwindow pakages are not installed at all.