Install alternatives on Solaris 10 and 11:

pkgadd -d http://get.opencsw.org/now
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil -U
/opt/csw/bin/pkgutil -y -i alternatives 
/usr/sbin/pkgchk -L CSWalternatives # list files

See also: Getting started with OpenCSW

Package details

Catalognamealternatives
SVR4 package nameCSWalternatives
DescriptionAlternatives implementation specific to OpenCSW
Version1.2,REV=2013.10.15
Source URL http://wiki.opencsw.org/project-alternatives
Package Sources csw/mgar/pkg/alternatives/trunk/Makefile (SourceForge, OpenGrok)
QA pageGo to alternatives QA page
Last Uploaded ByPeter Felecan
Contact maintainer
Bugtracker View bugs about alternatives
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Dependencies ( 1 )

Oracle / Sun Solaris SUNW packages not shown.

Software nameDescription
commoncommon files and dirs for CSW packages

Reverse dependencies ( 59 )

Reverse dependencies are Solaris packages that depends on alternatives.

Software nameDescription
ap2_workerThe apache worker mpm.
apache2A high performance Unix-based HTTP server.
automakeA tool for automatically generating Makefiles.
cswutilsUtilities for CSW maintainers
emacs_athenaThe GNU Emacs editor - based on the Athena toolkit
emacs_bin_commonThe GNU Emacs editor - common binaries
emacs_gtkThe GNU Emacs editor - based on the GTK toolkit
emacs_noxThe GNU Emacs editor - without any XWindows dependencies
eximThe Exim Mail Transfer Agent
gcc4adaGCC Ada compiler (GNAT)
gcc4coreGNU C compiler
gcc4g++GNU C++ Compiler
gcc4gfortranGNU Fortran Compiler
gcc4javaGNU Java Compiler
gcc5adaGCC Ada compiler (GNAT)
gcc5coreGNU C compiler
gcc5g++GNU C++ Compiler
gcc5gfortranGNU Fortran Compiler
gcc5javaGNU Java Compiler
gmakeGNU Make controls generation of executables and other compile-related tasks
gmake_guileGNU Make with GUILE support
gnuplotThe Gnuplot Plotting Utility
gnuplot_wxThe Gnuplot Plotting Utility (with WX-Widgets and Pango)
mpg321A Free, fast fixed-point math replacement for mpg123
mutt_ncursesMutt mail client with ncurses interface
mutt_slangMutt mail client with slang interface
nrpeNagios remote plugin executor
nrpe_pluginNagios plugin that connects to nrpe demon
pinentryAllows entering passwords into gpg-agent (ncurses version)
pinentry_gtk2Allows entering passwords into gpg-agent (gtk2 version)
pm_dbd_sybase_freetdsDBD-Sybase: Sybase database driver for the DBI module (Linked against FreeTDS)
postgresql83_clientPostgreSQL 8.3.23, Client
postgresql83_contribPostgreSQL 8.3.23, Contrib
postgresql83_serverPostgreSQL 8.3.23, Server
postgresql84_clientPostgreSQL 8.4.22, Client
postgresql84_contribPostgreSQL 8.4.22, Contrib
postgresql84_serverPostgreSQL 8.4.22, Server
postgresql90_clientPostgreSQL 9.0.18, Client
postgresql90_contribPostgreSQL 9.0.18, Contrib
postgresql90_serverPostgreSQL 9.0.18, Server
postgresql91_clientPostgreSQL 9.1.14, Client
postgresql91_contribPostgreSQL 9.1.14, Contrib
postgresql91_serverPostgreSQL 9.1.14, Server
postgresql92_clientPostgreSQL 9.2.9, Client
postgresql92_contribPostgreSQL 9.2.9, Contrib
postgresql92_serverPostgreSQL 9.2.9, Server
postgresql93_clientPostgreSQL 9.3.5, Client
postgresql93_contribPostgreSQL 9.3.5, Contrib
postgresql93_serverPostgreSQL 9.3.5, Server
pythonA high-level scripting language, 2.6 series
python27A high-level scripting language, 2.7 series
ruby18An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming.
ruby18_gcc4A gcc4 compatible rbconfig.rb (Ruby 1.8)
ruby191An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming.
ruby20An object-oriented language for quick and easy programming.
rubygemsRuby package manager
sendmailSendmail MTA
sqsh_freetdsPowerful SQL shell with advanced scripting ability for Sybase (Linked against FreeTDS)
sqsh_ocsPowerful SQL shell with advanced scripting ability for Sybase (Linked against Sybase OCS)

Libraries dependencies ( 0 )

The following tables display the sub list of packages, from the reverse dependencies, that depends on the libs provided by alternatives.

DependencySoftware name