You're on the right track. After you unzip, if you do "file curl-7.19.4-sol9-sparc-local" the result will proably be something like "curl-7.19.4-sol9-sparc-local: pkg Datastream (SVR4)". (The "file" command tells you what kind of file you're dealing with.) So, this is a Sun Solaris package file meant to be used with the Sun "pkg" suite of commands: pkgadd pkgadd (1m) - transfer software packages to the system pkgadm pkgadm (1m) - manage packaging and patching system pkgask pkgask (1m) - stores answers to a request script pkgchk pkgchk (1m) - check package installation accuracy pkginfo pkginfo (1) - display software package information pkginfo pkginfo (4) - package characteristics file pkgmap pkgmap (4) - package contents description file pkgmk pkgmk (1) - produce an installable package pkgparam pkgparam (1) - display package parameter values pkgproto pkgproto (1) - generate prototype file entries for input to pkgmk command pkgrm pkgrm (1m) - remove a package from the system pkgtrans pkgtrans (1) - translate package format Look at the man pages for these commands to see what they do. If you system doesn't have man pages, go to docs.sun.com. You can also search things like "Solaris 5.9 package installation" there and get a ton of information. Basically, you'll do a pkgchk to verify the integrity of the package and a pkgadd to add it to your system. Regards

You're on the right track. After you unzip, if you do "file curl-7.19.4-sol9-sparc-local" the result will proably be something like "curl-7.19.4-sol9-sparc-local: pkg Datastream (SVR4)". (The "file" command tells you what kind of file you're dealing with.) So, this is a Sun Solaris package file meant to be used with the Sun "pkg" suite of commands: pkgadd pkgadd (1m) - transfer software packages to the system pkgadm pkgadm (1m) - manage packaging and patching system pkgask pkgask (1m) - stores answers to a request script pkgchk pkgchk (1m) - check package installation accuracy pkginfo pkginfo (1) - display software package information pkginfo pkginfo (4) - package characteristics file pkgmap pkgmap (4) - package contents description file pkgmk pkgmk (1) - produce an installable package pkgparam pkgparam (1) - display package parameter values pkgproto pkgproto (1) - generate prototype file entries for input to pkgmk command pkgrm pkgrm (1m) - remove a package from the system pkgtrans pkgtrans (1) - translate package format Look at the man pages for these commands to see what they do. If you system doesn't have man pages, go to docs.sun.com. You can also search things like "Solaris 5.9 package installation" there and get a ton of information. Basically, you'll do a pkgchk to verify the integrity of the package and a pkgadd to add it to your system. Regards