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Oracle Explorer User's Guide

How to Upgrade Oracle Explorer

Upgrading an existing Oracle Explorer installation to a newer release consists of three steps: removing any existing SUNWexplo and SUNWesply packages, downloading the latest version of Oracle Explorer, and installing the new package.

This section describes the procedure for upgrading an existing Oracle Explorer installation. See How to Install Oracle Explorer With Limited Interaction for the procedure for updating Oracle Explorer with limited interaction.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Remove the current SUNWexplo package and SUNWexplu packages (if they exist).


    # pkgrm SUNWexplo 
# pkgrm SUNWexplu

    Removing the existing SUNWexplo and SUNWexplu packages deletes all Oracle Explorer components except the Oracle Explorer defaults file and the most recent Oracle Explorer output directory.

    The most recent Oracle Explorer output directory is located at explorer_install_dir/output/.

    The defaults file is stored in these locations:

    • For Oracle Explorer 3.6.2 and earlier versions: explorer_install_dir/etc/default/explorer

    • For Oracle Explorer 4.0 or later: /etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/explorer

    The defaults file is preserved to be used as input during the upgrade process from Oracle Explorer 3.6.2 to Oracle Explorer 4.0 or later. The defaults file is relocated to /etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/explorer. The contents of the defaults file are displayed as the default responses during the identification phase of the upgrade.

  3. Download the newest version of Oracle Explorer by following the procedure in the How to Download Oracle Explorer section.

  4. Install the new SUNWexplo and SUNWexplu package:

    1. Copy the tar file to the /var/tmp directory.


      cp Explorer_<release no>.tar.Z /var/tmp

    2. Uncompress and untar the file.


      cd /var/tmp
uncompress Explorer_<release no>.tar.Z
tar xvf Explorer_<release no>.tar

      Or, if you have zcat installed:


      zcat Explorer_<release no>.tar.Z | tar xvf -

    3. Become superuser.

    4. Type the following to extract the contents of the archive into a directory called SUNWexplo located in the current directory:


      pkgadd -d . SUNWexplo SUNWexplu

      When you install the SUNWexplo package, the defaults file is updated only if the defaults file is /etc/opt/SUNWexplo/default/explorer.

    5. (Optional) Run the explorer -g command if you want to change the defaults file. If you want to use the defaults file “a -is,” do not run the explorer -g command.