[OpenIndiana-discuss] pkg only installing command-line tools

[Stefan Müller-Wilken]

... but you are sure that it might not be your DVD, RAM or mainboard that's giving you a hard time? I've never heard of similar problems with 151a8 so far on this list!

Cheers
 Stefan

Am 25.11.2013 um 22:43 schrieb "Rainer Heilke" <rheilke at dragonhearth.com>:

> Thanks, I may take you up on that. Right now I'm installing software I need. Interestingly enough, on this install, the package manager is borked. It will start from the command line with pfexec, but not from the System->Administration menu. Easy enough to get around, but it makes me wonder how well the LiveCD image was tested...
>
> Rainer
>
> On 11/24/2013 11:18 PM, Stefan Müller-Wilken wrote:
>> Morning Rainer,
>>
>> sorry to hear your understandable disappointment.  But I'd still be willing to help diagnosing the network problem if you'd share the output of nwamcfg, dladm et cetera.
>>
>> Cheers
>>  Stefan
>> ________________________________________
>> Von: Rainer Heilke [rheilke at dragonhearth.com]
>> Gesendet: Montag, 25. November 2013 03:43
>> An: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
>> Betreff: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] pkg only installing command-line tools
>>
>> Never mind; I've given up. :-(
>> I need to get going setting up software, so I'm reinstalling the LiveCD
>> knowing the network is pooched and that it won't save desktop settings,
>> and who knows what else. Maybe the 151a9 update will fix things.
>>
>> A very disappointed,
>> Rainer
>>
>> On 11/24/2013 4:35 PM, Rainer Heilke wrote:
>>> I've been using:
>>> pkg install -v {package}
>>>  to install command-line tools, but it refuses to install Gnome.
>>> Whenever I try:
>>> pkg install -v {gnome,gnome-incorporation,etc}
>>> it spins for a few moments "Creating plan", then comes back:
>>> "No updates necessary for this image."
>>>
>>> But this system doesn't have any of Gnome installed, nor does pkg
>>> install actually install anything.
>>>
>>> Between the 151a8 LiveCD not keeping the static network configurations
>>> (nor any of my desktop settings, I discovered), and now this, I'm
>>> about ready to ask if someone will send me a 151a7 LiveCD. 151a8 is
>>> definitely borked.
>>>
>>> Rainer
>>>
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