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
>
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