Solaris Binary Distribution

To install Ethereal under Solaris, do the following:
  1. Make sure the Glib and GTK+ packages are installed. Ethereal was compiled against the ones on the Solaris Companion Software CD.
  2. Uncompress the package:
    bunzip2 ethereal-x.y.z-solaris2.9-sparc-local.bz2
  3. Install the package:
    pkgadd -d ethereal-x.y.z-solaris2.9-sparc-local

Ethereal packages for Solaris are also available at The Written Word. Please refer to The Written Word's documentation for installation instructions.