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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T12:51:05+00:00 2026-05-25T12:51:05+00:00

We have uninstalled an application on several Solaris servers manually by deleting folders and

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We have uninstalled an application on several Solaris servers manually by deleting folders and files only to realize afterwards that it had been installed with a package through pkgadd.

The command pkginfo -l, still shows the package even though its files are gone. Is there a way to simply “de-register” the package so it doesn’t show up anymore with pkginfo?

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    2026-05-25T12:51:05+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 12:51 pm

    As well as /var/sadm/pkg you should also check /var/sadm/install/contents, and the man page contents(4) for the same (man -s4 contents).

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