Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 5 Installation Guide
		Chapter 2. Installing the Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 5

Identifying the Version of Your Solaris 8 Maintenance Update

To identify the version of your Solaris 8 MU software, type:

# cat /etc/release

To identify the patches the MU software applied to your system, type:

# showrev -p

Note - If you compare the showrev -p output from applying the Solaris 8 MU5 software to the showrev -p output from installing the Solaris 8 7/01 operating environment, you will note that the following patches are not applied in the MU5 installation:

• Solaris 8 MU5 SPARC Platform Edition:

  • 110597-02

  • 110600-02

  • 110712-03

  • 110423-01

  • 110418-01

• Solaris 8 MU5 Intel Platform Edition:

  • 110598-02

  • 110601-02

  • 110713-03

  • 110424-01

  • 110419-01

These patches are needed to generate the Solaris 8 7/01 operating environment, but are not needed to apply the Solaris 8 MU5 patches.

Installing the Solaris 8 MU5		Backing Out the Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 5