Solaris Installation and Removal Instructions
The following instructions are valid for Solaris 10 (x86). Instructions may differ slightly for different versions of Solaris, and for Solaris (SPARC), but the principle is the same. If in doubt, consult the operating system documentation. Note that you can check the architecture of your processor using the uname -u command.
A host computer is the computer to be controlled, running VNC Server. A client computer is a computer to connect from, running VNC Viewer.
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Installing VNC Enterprise Edition on a host computer
To install VNC Enterprise Edition from the correct Solaris package for your architecture, type pkgadd -d <package> at the command line, where <package> is a relative path to the VNC Enterprise Edition .pkg file. You will need to be a user with administrative privileges. Both VNC Server and fully-featured VNC Viewer are installed on the host computer.
Note: Alternatively, you can install VNC Enterprise Edition from an unpackaged binary (tarball). Follow these instructions.
VNC Enterprise Edition is installed to /usr/local/bin. To configure paths for all users, including those logging in via SSH, and to provide access to the reference documentation, add the following to /etc/profile:
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin:/usr/openwin/bin MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/local/man |
Unlocking VNC Server
After installation, you must enter a license key to unlock VNC Server. To do this, type vnclicense -add <key> at the command line, where <key> is a valid license key. For more information, and to see how to get a trial key, see License key FAQ.
vnclicense, type man vnclicense.
Printing
After unlocking, additional steps are required to support printing under Solaris 9 and 10. Follow these instructions.
Installing fully-featured VNC Viewer on a client computer
You can install fully-featured VNC Viewer on as many Solaris client computers as you like by installing the VNC Enterprise Edition .pkg file as explained above. You will need to be a user with administrative privileges. Note that VNC Server is also installed, but you cannot use it unless you have a valid license key.
Running standalone VNC Viewer on a client computer
You are free to download standalone VNC Viewer to as many Solaris client computers as you like. To run it, double-click the downloaded file (note you may have to grant it executable permissions first). This is useful if you do not want, or have sufficient privileges, to install VNC Viewer. In addition, it is the only way to get just VNC Viewer on a Solaris client computer. Note you can also carry standalone VNC Viewer with you on a USB memory stick or similar removable storage device.
VNC Address Book is not available in standalone VNC Viewer.
Removing VNC Enterprise Edition
To remove VNC Enterprise Edition and all supporting files, type pkgrm vnc-E at the command line. You will need to be a user with administrative privileges.