Hi Alan, Looks like you are using the newest IPS packages. I am not sure if the newest SUNWipkg-gui, so if I were you I would double check that, simply by trying to install newest one: $ pfexec pkg install SUNWipkg-gui
Anyway this error is shown only when you are trying to do image-update operation and for some reason the packages are being installed to the "/" rather then newly created BE. As I can see there is "opensolaris-5" BE, but I am not sure if this is result of the Update all operation or other one. You could try to do the same operation as Update All using the command line, but I suspect the result will be the same as we are using the same api. $ pfexec pkg image-update If this will happen, please log a bug in the defect.opensolaris.org best Michal Alan wrote: > here's the output as requested: > > cat /etc/release > OpenSolaris 2008.11 snv_98 X86 > Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. > Use is subject to license terms. > Assembled 15 September 2008 > > pkg version > 666742d60b75 > > pkg authority > AUTHORITY URL > Blastwave http://blastwave.network.com:10000/ > opensolaris.org (preferred) http://pkg.opensolaris.org:80/ > sunfreeware.com http://pkg.sunfreeware.com:9000/ > > beadm list > BE Active Mountpoint Space Policy Created > -- ------ ---------- ----- ------ ------- > opensolaris-4 NR / 9.67G static 2008-11-22 04:21 > opensolaris-5 - /tmp/tmpuKIgZv 43.0K static 2008-11-22 05:10 > > > Thanks for your help > > > > On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Michal Pryc<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Alan wrote: >> >>> I've got a question regarding Package Manager. Upon doing an "Update >>> All", >>> everything proceeds normally until after the package downloading, then I >>> get >>> the message: "This is an Live Image. The install operation can't be >>> performed." >>> >>> What is going wrong and is there a fix? >>> >>> Alan, >> Could you provide the following information: >> >> - What is the output of the following commands (from the terminal): >> >> $ cat /etc/release >> $ pkg version >> $ pkg authority >> $ beadm list >> >> Looks like your version of OpenSolaris is pretty old. The Package Manager >> and the whole IPS have changed a lot in the last few months so you should >> update your system in order to have it working properly. >> >> Here is a pointer to the release notes so you can update to the newer >> OpenSolaris using command line options and then Package Manager should work >> just fine: >> >> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/relnotes/200805/x86/#Update_Inst >> >> best >> Michal Pryc >> > _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
