Using a Spool Directory
For convenience, you can copy frequently installed packages to a spool directory. If you copy packages to the default spool directory, /var/spool/pkg, you do not need to specify the source location of the package when using the pkgadd command. The pkgadd command, by default, will look in the /var/spool/pkg directory for any packages specified on the command line.
Note
Copying packages to a spool directory is not the same as installing the packages on a system.
Exercise 12.1 Adding a Package to the Spool Directory
To add a package to the spool directory named /var/spool/pkg, follow these steps:
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Log in as root.
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Make sure the spool directory exists.
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3. | Add a software package to a spool directory using ... |
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