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HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Routine Management Tasks

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5 Managing Software
The following applications help you manage your applications and operating system
software:
• Software Distributor enables you to manage and distribute both operating system
software and application software. See “Software Distributor (SD-UX)” below.
• Software Package Builder provides a visual method to create and edit software
packages using the HP-UX Software Distributor (SD) package format. See “Software
Package Builder (SPB)” (page 186).
• Ignite-UX is a tool used for installing new systems. Ignite-UX will help create a
golden disk, distribute it, customize it and reinstall it to local or remote systems
with a minimum of administrator intervention.
See Ignite-UX Administration Guide for details.
Software Distributor (SD-UX)
You can manage and distribute both operating system software and application software
on a local system with Software Distributor (SD-UX). SD-UX consists of a set of
commands and is part of the HP-UX operating system.
Some basics of SD-UX are presented here. For information about SD-UX, see Software
Distributor Administration Guide.
With SD-UX, you can do the following tasks:
• Install update software on local system. See “Adding Software” (page 182).
• List software that is installed on a system or on various media. See “Listing
Software” (page 184).
• Remove software from a system. See “Removing Software” (page 185).
• Build a network host (distribution depot). See “SD-UX Roles” (page 185) and
“Setting up a Network Host (Building a Depot)” (page 187)
• Copy software from a distribution source or media onto a system.
• Verify compatibility of software products with your system.
• Create software packages that make later software installations quicker and easier.
• Configure installed software.
For a list of SD-UX commands, see Table 5-1: “SD-UX Command Summary” (page 182).
SD-UX Software Structure
SD-UX commands work on a hierarchy of software objects. Here are the terms used to
describe the SD-UX objects.
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