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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!otc!ra.pad.otc.com.au!glenns
  2. From: glenns@ra.pad.otc.com.au (Glenn Satchell - Uniq professional Services)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.admin
  4. Subject: Re: Installing part of SunOS?
  5. Message-ID: <6258@otc.otca.oz>
  6. Date: 20 Aug 92 03:31:16 GMT
  7. References: <2w0mxsk.ptrubey@netcom.com>
  8. Sender: news@otc.otca.oz
  9. Reply-To: glenns@ra.pad.otc.com.au (Glenn Satchell - Uniq professional Services)
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  12. You can use /usr/etc/install/add-services, just put the CD in and run the command. It is actually the software screen-form that you use during install, except that this time you select 'edit existing release'.
  13.  
  14. In article <2w0mxsk.ptrubey@netcom.com>, ptrubey@netcom.com (Phil Trubey) writes:
  15. |> Is it possible to install part of the Sun OS release onto a system
  16. |> without having to re-install the whole operating system from scratch?
  17. |> Specifically, I find that I now need to install the Shlib Custom option
  18. |> and I do not want to wipe the system clean.
  19. |> 
  20. |> Thanks, as always, for any info.
  21. |> 
  22. |> -- 
  23. |> 
  24. |> Phil Trubey                   | Internet: ptrubey@netcom.com
  25. |> Systemhouse Inc.              | Voice:    613-834-6919
  26. |>                               | Fax:      613-236-2043
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  29.  
  30. Glenn Satchell                             kalli!glenn@fourx.aus.sun.com
  31. Uniq Professional Services Pty Ltd                 glenns@nms.otca.oz.au
  32.  
  33. "The answer is no, and we'll negotiate from there."
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