Package Categories

The package categories are displayed in the left-hand panel of the Package Manager. See the The Package Manager (IPS GUI) for information on the Package Manager.

Note - A package subcategory is displayed only if there are packages available in that subcategory.

If you are using the Command Line Interface (CLI), the category of a package is shown by the package metadata, info.classification.

If you are creating and publishing an IPS package, you might use the info.classification attribute with the publication client, pkgsend(1), to categorize your package before publishing the package. See the Actions in IPS section to learn about actions and their corresponding attributes of a package.

The following tables list the categories and subcategories of packages that are available for classification purposes in the OpenSolaris 2008.11 release.

Table 7-1 Package Categories and Subcategories

Applications	Development	System
Accessories	IDE	Administration and Configuration
Configuration and Preferences	Source Code Management	Cluster
Education	Distribution Tools	Core
Games	C	Databases (System)
Graphics and Imaging	C++	Enterprise Management
Internet	Databases	File System
Office	GNOME and GTK+	Fonts
Applets	GNU	Hardware
Plug-ins and Run-times	Java	HPC
Science	Other Languages	I18N
Sound and Video	Perl	Libraries (System)
System Utilities	Python	Localizations (System)
	Ruby	Media
	System	Packaging
	X11	Printing
		Security
		Services
		Shells
		Software Management
		Text Tools
		Trusted
		X11 (System)
		Virtualization

Table 7-2 Package Categories (continued)

Desktop (GNOME)	Distributions	Drivers	Web Services
Documentation	Desktop	Display	Application and Web
File Managers	Server	Input Devices	Business Applications
Libraries		Networking	Identity
Localizations (Desktop)		Ports	Portals
Scripts		Media	SOA
Sessions		Storage	Social Applications
Trusted Extensions		Other Peripherals
Window Managers