• EOF Process

  Software packages that will be removed in a future update will follow this life cycle:

  1. A release note is added to the package. To read the release note:

  • Use thepkg history -N command to display the release note when the package is installed or updated.
  • View the file/usr/share/doc/release-notes.

  2. The package is removed from any group packages in which it had been included.

  3. Thepkg list command displays anl (the letter el) in theO column for the package to indicate that the package delivers legacy software that will be obsoleted in the future. The package might be renamed frompackage-name tolegacy/package-name.

  Use the following command to see whether the system has legacy packages installed:

  $ pkg search -l -o pkg.fmri :pkg.legacy:true

  4. The legacy package is obsoleted and therefore removed from the system in a future update. In some cases, it might be possible to keep a legacy package installed as described inTrapped by Older Software. Note, however, that the obsoleted software is not supported by Oracle.

This section lists features that might be removed in future updates of Oracle Solaris 11.

• Cryptographic Protocols, Algorithms, and Key Lengths

  The following cryptographic protocols, algorithms, and key lengths will be marked as deprecated in a future update.

  • MD5
  • SHA1

  You should upgrade your applications to use modern ciphers and hashes and longer key lengths.

• FOSS

  The following Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) will not be included in a future update:

  consolekit	Framework for managing desktop login sessions.
  csh	csh will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. The default /usr/bin/csh mediator value will be changed to tcsh in a future release of Oracle Solaris.
  Django 2.2	Version 2.2 of the Django Python Web framework. Migrate to Django 3.2 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris. Use thedjango-version mediator to select version 3.2 or newer.
  GCC 12	Version 12 of the GNU Compiler Collection will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Migrate to GCC 13 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris. GCC Go runtime library libgo.so.21 will also been removed. Binaries which werebuilt using gccgo 12 will need to be rebuilt with a newer gccgo version.
  gdk-pixbuf-xlib	gdk-pixbuf-xlib library will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris.
  gnome-themes-standard	gnome-themes-standard will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris.
  gtk-vnc	gtk-vnc library will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris. Migrate to TigerVNC vncviewer package for VNC client support instead.
  IKEv1	Internet Key Exchange Version 1 (IKEv1) will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Systems using IKE should migrate to IKEv2.
  imake	Imake will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris.
  intltool	Intltool will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Software that uses it should be updated to use GNU gettext directly instead.
  IPQoS	IPQoS will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Use features like Network Flows and Edge Virtual Bridging to achieve similar controls.
  libgdata	libgdata will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris.
  libneon	libneon will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris. Thosr who still need code>libneon can download the source from https://notroj.github.io/neon/
  libpng 1.0 libpng 1.2	Versions 1.0 and 1.2 of the Portable Network Graphics library. Migrate tolibpng 1.4 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  librest	librest will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris.
  libsoup 2.x	libsoup 2.x will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris. Migrate tolibsoup 3.x or newer as provided by Oracle Solaris.
  mozjs78 (SpiderMonkey78)	mozjs78 (SpiderMonkey78) will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris. Migrate tomozjs115 (Spidermonkey115) or newer as provided by Oracle Solaris.
  PCRElibpcre	The previous version of the Perl Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library,libpcre, will be removed in a future release of Oracle Solaris. Software usinglibpcre should migrate to the current version, PCRE 10.x, also known aslibpcre2.
  PHP 8.1	Versions 8.1 of the PHP scripting language will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Migrate to PHP 8.2 or a newer version of PHP as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  pkcs11_kms(7) (Oracle Key Manager)	Support for Oracle Key Manager viapkcs11_kms(7) will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Systems should migrate to a key management system using the OASIS KMIP standard as provided bypkcs11_kmip(7), such as Oracle Key Vault (OKV).
  Puppet-Staging Module	Migrate to the Puppet-Archive Module as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Python 3.9	Versions 3.9 of the Python interpreter and modules. Migrate to Python 3.11 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Python Chardet	Chardet will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Migrate to charset-normalizer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Python Colorama	Colorama will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris.
  Python Fasteners	Fasteners will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Most of the functionality can be replaced with the locking from standard library or with the filelock library, which are delivered with Oracle Solaris.
  Python Tomli	Tomli will be removed from a future release of Oracle Solaris. Migrate to standard tomllib as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  uhttpmock	uhttpmock will be removed from a future version of Oracle Solaris.

• Network Information Name Service (NIS)

  All components of NIS, including clients, servers, tools, and programming interfaces might not be available in a future update. Instead, use the LDAP naming services.

This section lists features that are no longer available in Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Updates (SRUs).

For further details about changes delivered in Oracle Solaris 11.4 SRUs, including both planned and delivered End of Feature removals, see the README documents for each SRU, available from My Oracle SupportOracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Updates (SRU) Index (Doc ID 2433412.1).

• Drivers

  The following drivers and their associated man pages are no longer available. Unless an alternative is listed, any devices supported by these drivers no longer work, and any software that relies on these drivers or devices no longer work.

  Apache Tomcat 8.5	Version 8.5 of the Apache Tomcat application server has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Migrate to a later version as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  audiocs (4D)	Crystal Semiconductor 4231 audio driver.
  conflict	conflict has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Those who still needconflict can download and build the source from invisible-island.net/conflict/conflict.html
  CVS	CVS has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Those who still need CVS can download and build the source from ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/cvs/
  Device Driver Utility	Device Driver Utility tool for creating device drivers.
  llc2 (4D)	Logical Link Control 2 (LLC2) driver. This driver was required by the X.25 and Solstice OSI suite add-on products. See thellc2 (4D) man page for more information.
  NVIDIA R340 NVIDIA R304	Legacy versions 340.xx and 304.xx of the NVIDIA Graphics Driver. Instead, either upgrade to a graphics card supported by a newer version of the NVIDIA driver, or migrate to the X.Org VESA driver without hardware acceleration. SeeSupport timeframes for Unix legacy GPU releases for NVIDIA's support lifetimes and supported GPUs for each driver version.
  psif (4D)	PCIe Scalable System Interface (PSIF) and Virtual Function InfiniBand (IB) driver.
  WiFi Device Drivers	The following wireless network device drivers: arn(4D) rum(4D) atu(4D) uath(4D) iwh(4D) ural(4D) iwk(4D) urtw(4D) iwp(4D) zyd(4D)

• FOSS

  The following Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is no longer included. If an alternative is still included in Oracle Solaris, it has been listed. You can also look for this software from upstream providers or third party packagers such asUnix Packages.

  aalib	The ASCII art library,aalib.
  ANTLR	ANother Tool for Language Recognition. If needed, install directly using the instructions atGetting Started with ANTLR v4.
  Apache Commons Collections	Interfaces, implementations, and utilities for Java Collections, includingapache-commons-logging .
  APR 1.5	Version 1.5 of the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) and APR-util. Migrate to version 1.6 instead.
  Automake 1.10 Automake 1.11 Automake 1.15	Versions 1.10, 1.11, and 1.15 of theautomake Makefile generating tool. Migrate to a newer version ofautomake as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Caribou	On-screen keyboard support for GNOME is now provided by GNOME Shell instead.
  Cloog	CLooG is an open source library which implements Z-Polyhedra scanning.
  Clutter libraries	Users can download the source from gnome.org.
  cx_Oracle andODPI-C	cx_Oracle andODPI-C libraries. Migrate topython-oracledb library.cx_Oracle was rewritten and renamed topython-oracledb. The way it is built also changed, which is whyODPI-C has been removed as well.
  Django 1.11	Version 1.11 of the Django Python Web framework. Migrate to Django 3.2 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris. Use thedjango-version mediator to select version 3.2 or newer.
  Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI)	The DRI subsystem, the i915 kernel driver for Intel graphics, and associated modules for the Xorg server and Mesa library. Users of Intel graphics from the 910 chipset through, and including, the Intel Core 4th Generation ("Haswell") CPU will need to use the Xorg VESA driver and Mesaswrast driver instead. If the system has not had manual configuration applied, this change will happen automatically. If an Xorg configuration file exists, then it might need to be edited to remove the usage of theintel ormodesetting drivers for Xorg, because both of these drivers rely on the i915 kernel drivers. Users of other graphics devices will not be affected.
  DMX	Distributed Multihead X (DMX) software includes the Xdmx server and associated utilties and libraries.
  enscript	Theenscript command converts ASCII files to PostScript or other output languages. Use thea2ps command instead.
  Federated File Systems - FedFS	NFS support for the Federated File Systems protocols (RFC 7532 and RFC 7533), including administrative commands has been removed. Support will remain for RFC 6641 and for referrals of type "nfs-basic".
  Folks, (libfolks)	The Folks library (libfolks) has been from Oracle Solaris. Users can download the source from gnome.org.
  Foomatic Print PPDs	The packagepkg:/print/lp/filter/foomatic-ppds was part of SVr4 printing which was already removed. Please usepkg:/print/cups/filter/foomatic-db andpkg:/print/cups/filter/foomatic-db-engine compiled for CUPS instead.
  Frame Buffer Power Management (FBPM)	FBPM support has been removed from the x11-protocols headers, thelibXext library, and thexset command in Oracle Solaris.
  freetype-config	Utility for obtaining flags needed to build software using the FreeType library. Instead, usepkg-config freetype2.
  fstobdf utility	Those who needfstobdf can download and build the source from X.Org.
  g11nsvc	Theg11nsvc Locale Services Python library. Instead, use thenlsadm command or parse thelocale_description files andpkg outputs directly. See thenlsadm (8),locale_description (5), andpkg (1) man pages.
  GCC 5 GCC 7 GCC 9 GCC 10 GCC 11	Version 5, 7, 9, 10, and 11 of the GNU Compiler Collection. Migrate to GCC 13 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris. GCC Go runtime library libgo.so.14 and libgo.so.16 has also been removed. Binaries which were built using gccgo 9, 10, 11, and 12 will need to be rebuilt with a newer gccgo version.
  gmime 2.x	Migrate to 3.x as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  gnome-common	gnome-common has been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  GNOME 2.0 Configuration - GConf	GConf (GNOME 2.0 Configuration). Use GNOME 3.x replacement GSettings anddconf.
  gnome-doc-utils	Tools for building GNOME 2 documentation. Useyelp-tools to build GNOME 3 style docs instead.
  gnu-gs-fonts-std andgnu-gs-fonts-other	gnu-gs-fonts-std andgnu-gs-fonts-other.
  GNU parted, NTFS utilities	GNU parted and NTFS utilities.
  GOCR	GOCR (GNU Optical Character Recognition) program.
  Google Go 1.7	Version 1.7 of the Go programming language. Migrate to the GNU Go compiler (gccgo ) as provided in Oracle Solaris for both x86 and SPARC. Rebuild your Go applications using thego build command provided bygccgo . Additional packages not provided by Oracle Solaris can be downloaded by using thego get tool.
  GTK+ 2 andgtkmm	Version 2 of the GTK+ andgtkmm libraries has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Migrate to version 3 or 4 as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  gtkspell	Thegtkspell library.
  GSSDP, GUPnP, GUPnP-igd	GSSDP, GUPnP, and GUPnP-igd.
  HTTP and HTTPS support for SVR4 tools	Removed support for the HTTP and HTTPS protocol for installing SVR4 packages.
  httping	Tool for measuring the latency and throughput of a webserver.
  hal-cups-utils	hal-cups-utils is a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) plugin module that automatically creates print queues under the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) for printers detected by HAL.
  ICU 59.1	Version 59.1 of the International Components for Unicode libraries. Migrate to ICU version 63.1 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  idnkit2	Theidnkit2 library. Use thelibidn2 library instead.
  IPFilter to PF conversion tool	Theipf2pf(7) tool and smf service has been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  Irssi	Irssi has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Those who still need Irssi can download and build the source from irssi.org.
  lcms	Little Color Management System. Uselcms2 instead.
  libchamplain	libchamplain library has been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  libConfuse	libConfuse library has been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  libcroco library	Thelibcroco library has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Those who still needlibcroco can download and build the source from gnome.org.
  libee	libee library has been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  libmng	The MNG (Multiple-image Network Graphics) library.
  libmusicbrainz library	Thelibmusicbrainz library.
  librsync	Implements thersync remote-delta algorithm. This library is used only byrdiff-backup .
  libsass andsassc	Thelibsass library and thesassc wrapper.
  libtorrent andrtorrent	libtorrent library andrtorrent client has been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  libusb 0.1.8	Migrate tolibusb 1.0.x in the libusb-1 package.
  libvisual	Thelibvisual library andlibvisual-plugins packages has been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  libXevie library	ThelibXevie library has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Those who still needlibXevie can download and build the source from X.Org.
  libXklavier library	ThelibXklavier library.
  libXp library	Those who still needlibXp can download and build the source from X.Org.
  libXxf86misc library	ThelibXxf86misc library has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Those who still needlibXxf86misc can download and build the source from X.Org.
  libzapojit	Libzapojit is a GLib/GObject wrapper for the SkyDrive and Hotmail REST APIs.
  Mailman	Mailman software manages electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists.
  MCollective	MCollective is deprecated by the Puppet community. For suggestions of alternative software, see thedeprecation note on puppet.com.
  mod_fcgid	Migrate to Apache HTTP modulemod_proxy_fcgi instead.
  MySQL 5.5 MySQL 5.6 MySQL 5.7	Version 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7 of the MySQL database. Migrate to a newer version of MySQL as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Nautilus-sendto	Users should attach files directly in their email client instead.
  Node.js 8 Node.js 10 Node.js 12 Node.js 14 Node.js 16 Node.js 18	Versions 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18 of the Node.js JavaScript runtime. Migrate to a newer version as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  ocaml	OCaml programming language.
  OpenEXR Ilmbase libraries	OpenEXR image file format and supporting Ilmbase libraries.
  OpenJade and OpenSP	Users can download sources from openjade.sourceforge.net.
  OpenSSL 1.0.2 and 1.1	Versions 1.0.2 and 1.1 of OpenSSL library. Migrate to version OpenSSL 3.x as provided with Oracle Solaris 11.4.42 and later.
  OpenUSB library	Migrate tolibusb 1.0.23 or newer as provided in libusb-1 package with Oracle Solaris.
  Perl 5.22 Perl 5.26 Perl 5.32 Perl 5.36	Versions 5.22, 5.26, 5.32 and 5.36 of Perl, including all components in packages that have a -522, -526, -532, or -536 suffix in their package name. Migrate to a newer version as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Perl Modules Tools (pmtools)	Perl Modules Tools (pmtools) is a suite of small tools that help manage and inspect Perl modules, Perl Plain Old Documentation files, and Perl programs.
  PHP 8.0 PHP 7.4 PHP 7.3 PHP 7.1 PHP 5.6	Versions 8.0, 7.4, 7.3, 7.1 and 5.6 of the PHP scripting language. Migrate to PHP 8.2 or a newer version of PHP as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  pidgin pidgin-otr libotr pidgin-gnome-keyring	pidgin, pidgin-otr,libotr, and pidgin-gnome-keyring.
  Puppet master	The WEBrick/Ruby-based Puppet master is deprecated by the Puppet community and hence removed from Oracle Solaris.
  pygtk	Python 2 binding to GTK 2. Usepygobject bindings to GTK 3 instead.
  Python 2.7	Version 2.7 of the Python interpreter and modules. Migrate to Python 3.9 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Python 3.4 Python 3.5 Python 3.7	Versions 3.4, 3.5, and 3.7 of the Python interpreter and modules. Migrate to Python 3.11 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Python asn1crypto library	Oracle Solaris provides pyasn1 and pyasn1-modules packages, and the cryptography library. These provide most/all of the functionality available in asn1crypto.
  Pythonatomicwrites	Pythonatomicwrites library. Migrate to standardos.replace andos.rename libraries.
  Python bindings	The following Python bindings have been removed: libxsl-27 net-snmp-27
  Python Boto	Python Boto library.
  Python components	All versions of the following Python components. Users can still install these programs directly by using thepip command, which is shipped with each Python runtime. aioeventlet os-client-config amqp oslo.concurrency anyjson oslo.messaging appdirs oslo.middleware cachetools oslo.service ceilometerclient osprofiler cheetah pathlib cliff pika contextlib2 pika-pool d2to1 positional decorator posix_ipc django-appconf pycadf eventlet pydns filechunkio pyrabbit futures pyscss futurist pysmi greenlet pysnmp httplib2 pytest-capturelog iniparse pytest-codecheckers ipython python-editor jsonpatch python-mimeparse jsonpath-rw quantumclient jsonpointer rcssmin keystoneauth1 repoze.lru keystoneclient requestsexceptions keystonemiddleware retrying kombu rjsmin lesscpy routes librabbitmq scp logutils simplegeneric m2crypto singledispatch markdown swift networkx swiftclient neutronclient tempita nose-cover3 trollius openstack-common unicodecsv openstacksdk warlock
  Python components	All versions of the following Python components. Users can still install these programs directly by using thepip command, which is shipped with each Python runtime. cov-core requests-aws cssutils testresources ipaddr testscenarios ldtp traceback2 linecache2 twisted-web2
  Python components	All versions of the following Python components. Users can still install these programs directly by using thepip command, which is shipped with each Python runtime. dogpile.cache pyflakes dogpile.core pymemcache formencode pytest-cov ldappool setuptools-git logilab-common sqlalchemy paste tox paste.deploy waitress pycountry webtest
  Pythonextras	Pythonextras library.
  Python lazy-object-proxy library	Users can move to wrapt, which is another transparent object proxy for Python that is available in Oracle Solaris, although it works slightly differently.
  Python lockfile library	Users should migrate to other similar locking libraries as provided in Oracle Solaris, such as filelock or fasteners (depending on the use case).
  Pythonmemcached	Pythonmemcached library. Migrate topymemcached library.
  Pythonpy	Pythonpy.
  Python six library	Users should remove all uses of six and replace them with corresponding functionality from the standard library.
  Pythontoml	Pythontoml library. Migrate totomlkit,toml, or standardtomllib (starting with Python 3.11).
  pywbem	Python library for making CIM operations over HTTP using the WBEM CIM-XML protocol.
  rdiff-backup	Back up one directory to another, possibly over a network. Instead, use thersync command.
  RRDTool	Data logging and graphing tool. Use Oracle Solaris System Web Interface instead. SeeUsing Oracle Solaris 11.4 StatsStore and System Web Interface for more information.
  Ruby 2.1 Ruby 2.3 Ruby 2.5 Ruby 2.6 Ruby 3.1	Versions 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, and 3.1 of the Ruby interpreter and modules. Migrate to a newer version of Ruby as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Snort and DAQ	Snort and DAQ will has been removed from Oracle Solaris. Users can use Suricata for similar functionality.
  SpiderMonkey 60 SpiderMonkey 38	SpiderMonkey version 60 (libmozjs-60) and SpiderMonkey version 38 (libmozjs-38). Migrate to SpiderMonkey version 78 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Stomp Library	Stomp Library for Ruby. Users who want to continue to use this in Oracle Solaris should install this as a 'ruby gem': # gem install stomp
  telepathy-glib	Users can download the source from telepathy.freedesktop.org.
  telepathy-logger	Daemon that centralizes the logging of all communication within the Telepathy framework.
  vino and vinagre	The GNOME vino and vinagre packages have been removed from Oracle Solaris. Users can use the TigerVNC server and client packages for VNC support instead.
  WPA supplicant	Wireless networking WPA supplicant is the wpad(8) daemon that provides WiFi Protected Access (WPA) 1 and 2 functionality as defined by IEEE 802.11i.
  xf86-video-cirrus andxf86-video-openchrome drivers	x11/server/xorg/driver/xorg-video-openchrome andx11/server/xorg/driver/xorg-video-cirrus drivers have been removed from Oracle Solaris.
  wxWidgets 3.0	Migrate to wxWidgets 3.2 version as provided with Oracle Solaris 11.4.57 and later.
  xscreensaver	Screen saver collection and screen lock framework. Migrate to GNOME Screen Shield. Users can also manually runxlock , or buildxscreensaver sources fromhttps://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/ .
  Yasm	Migrate to the Netwide Assembler (NASM) as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  yelp, devhelp, andwebkitgtk4	yelp, devhelp, andwebkitgtk4 packages have been removed from Oracle Solaris. Use online documentation at http://help.gnome.org instead for detailed documentation.
  Zenmap & Ndiff	Zenmap is the official Nmap Security Scanner GUI and the Ndiff tool aids in the comparison of Nmap scans.

• NVIDIA Cg Toolkit

  The NVIDIA Cg toolkit is no longer bundled with the NVIDIA graphics driver. You should use OpenGL GLSL for future development. For more information, seeCg Toolkit.

• Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

  Oracle Solaris Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) packages are no longer available.

• RAD Python Client for Python 2.7 and 3.5

  Use RAD Python Client for Python 3.7, delivered by packagesystem/management/rad/client/rad-python-37.

• UUCP Protocol

  The Unix-to-Unix Copy (UUCP) protocol and its related commands and daemons. Theuuencode anduudecode commands are retained.

This section lists features that are no longer available in Oracle Solaris 11.4. If these features are installed on an existing system, upgrading to Oracle Solaris 11.4 removes these features from that system. In some cases, downrev versions of software can be kept installed, as described inTrapped by Older Software.

• Commands and Utilities

  The following commands and utilities are no longer available.

  addbadsec	Used to manually map out defective disk blocks. Disk firmware handles this task automatically now.
  appcert	Used to check the conformance of an application to the Oracle Solaris Application Binary Interface (ABI). Instead, you can use thePreflight Application Checker tool for Oracle Solaris.
  asa	Used to convert FORTRAN carriage-control output to printable form.
  bfs	Used to scan "big" files (up to 1 megabyte) on systems without enough memory to handle directly. Instead, you can use theed command.
  dispswitch	Used to switch display configuration when a laptop-specific hotkey is pressed. Instead, use thexrandr command or GNOME Display Settings application to change display configuration.
  dpost,eqnchar ,mansun	Theroff family of commands has been replaced with thegroff system. In thegroff system, thedpost command is no longer used. Instead, you can use thegrops command. Theeqnchar file is no longer required, so there is no replacement. Themansun macro is no longer used. Instead, you can use theman macro.
  dumpcs	Displays the codeset table for the current locale. Instead, use the/usr/pub/utf-8 text file to display the printable characters on UTF-8 locales. On EUC locales, save the output from thedumpcs command on a prior Oracle Solaris update and use it for future reference.
  fruadm	Used to print or set the customer data for Field-Replaceable Units (FRUs). You can still run this command from the Service Processor.
  fsexam	Used to convert the name of a file, or the contents of a plain text file, from a legacy character encoding to UTF-8 encoding. Instead, you can use thefsexamc command.
  getfacl	Used to display discretionary file information. Instead, you can use the-v or-V options to thels command to list the Access Control Lists (ACLs).
  gettable	Used to obtain an RFC 952 host table from an RFC 953 server. Instead, use DNS.
  htable	Used to convert an RFC 952 host table into host, network, and gateway files. Instead, use DNS.
  in.dhcpd	The Sun DHCP daemon (in.dhcpd ) is no longer available. If you require a DHCP server, use the ISC DHCP server. To install the ISC DHCP server, install theservice/network/dhcp/isc-dhcp package.
  in.rdisc	Network router discovery daemon. Thein.rdisc daemon is obsolete as of Oracle Solaris 9 Update 1. Instead, you can use thein.routed daemon that delivers the underlying RFC 1259 router discovery functionality.
  installgrub	Used to install legacy GRUB on a disk partition or a floppy diskette.
  ITU Construction Utilities	The ITU utilities enable you to boot Oracle Solaris with updates during installation. The following commands are no longer available: /usr/bin/itu /usr/bin/mkbootmedia /usr/bin/pkg2du /usr/bin/updatemedia To provide similar functionality by using the Image Packaging System (IPS), seePackaging and Delivering Software With the Image Packaging System in Oracle® Solaris 11.4 andCreating a Custom Oracle® Solaris 11.4 Image.
  js2ai	Used to convert Oracle Solaris 10 JumpStartrules , profile, andsyscfg configuration files to a format compatible with Oracle Solaris 11 Automated Installer (AI).
  machid	The followingmachid family of commands is no longer available: /usr/bin/i386 /usr/bin/i486 /usr/bin/i386pc /usr/bin/sun /usr/bin/sparc /usr/bin/sun4m These commands return a true value (exit code of 0) if you are using an instruction set that the command name indicates. Instead, use theuname command. For more information, see theuname (1) man page.
  mailcompat	Used to provide SunOS 4.x compatibility for the Oracle Solaris mailbox format.
  makekey	Used to generate an encryption key. Instead, you can use thepwhash command to generate password hashes, which gives you access to newer and more secure hash algorithms.
  mp	mp is a command-line print filter that accepts text as input and prints PostScript as output. Instead, you can use thepaps print filter.
  netservices	Used to enable or disable network services. The default security posture in Oracle Solaris 11 is equivalent to or stronger than running thenetservices limited command. Administrators concerned with the security posture of the system should use the Compliance Framework. You can use thesvcadm command to enable or disable individual services, or create an SMF profile appropriate for your site.
  optisa	Used to determine which variant instruction set is optimal to use. Instead, use theisainfo command to query the capabilities of the current instruction set architecture.
  packagemanager	Thepackagemanager GUI command and its associatedpm-updatemanager command are no longer available. Instead, use thepkg command, which provides all the package management capabilities.
  pack ,unpack , andpcat	Compression utilities. Usegunzip orgzcat to decompress existing files that were compressed withpack .
  prtfru	Used to gather FRUID data from the system or domain. You can still runprtfru from the Service Processor.
  setfacl	Used to modify the Access Control List (ACL) for a file or files. Instead, you can use thechmod -A command to set POSIX or NFS ACLs.
  srchtxt	Used to search localized message files created by themkmsgs utility. Instead, use the message file format created by themsgfmt utility.
  SunSSH	The SunSSH implementation of the secure shell server and clients is no longer available. Instead, you can use the OpenSSH implementation of these commands, which is included in Oracle Solaris 11.3 and later.
  symorder	Used in SunOS 4.x to reduce the overhead of getting symbols fromvmunix . Instead, see theksyms (4D) man page for information about accessing the kernel symbols.
  /usr/ucb commands	The following commands in the/usr/ucb directory are no longer available. Other/usr/ucb commands are still available in Oracle Solaris 11.4 by installing the packagecompatibility/ucb , but might be removed in a future update. Instead, migrate to the equivalent commands in/usr/bin ,/usr/xpg7/bin , or/usr/gnu/bin . basename biff df du e, ex expr file from ls mkstr printenv rcp rdate renice rlogin rsh ruptime rwho sum test touch tr vi, view vipw whereis
  /usr/sunos/bin/vi	The legacy/usr/sunos/bin/vi editor is no longer available. Instead, you can use thevim editor, which is installed as/usr/bin/vi . The following links to/usr/sunos/bin/vi are also removed: /usr/sunos/bin/edit /usr/sunos/bin/ex /usr/sunos/bin/vedit /usr/sunos/bin/view /usr/bin/edit /usr/bin/vedit The POSIX versions ofvi andex present in the/usr/xpg4 and the/usr/xpg6 directories will not be removed. The following links are not required for POSIX compliance and have been removed: /usr/xpg4/bin/edit /usr/xpg4/bin/vedit /usr/xpg4/bin/view /usr/xpg6/bin/edit /usr/xpg6/bin/vedit /usr/xpg6/bin/view

• Command Assistant GNOME Panel Applet

  The Command Assistant applet is no longer available. The Command Assistant applet provides quick access to Oracle Solaris documentation such as man pages and administration guides. Instead, you can use theman -K command to search locally installed man pages, or do a web-based Oracle Technology Network (OTN) search. For example, to search for operating systems, usehttp://docs.oracle.com/apps/search/search.jsp?&category=operatingsystems.

• Command Options

  The following options to the listed commands and utilities are no longer available:

  • -m option in thezoneadm clone command

    The-m option is no longer available in thezoneadm clone command. After the removal of the-m option, when cloning a zone, thezoneadm clone command displays the following default behavior:

    • If the cloned zone and the source zone are present in the same zpool, ZFS snapshot and clone operations are used.
    • If the cloned zone and the source zone are present in different zpools, ZFS send and receive operations are used.

  • -s option in thezoneadm clone command

    The-s option is no longer available in thezoneadm clone command. Instead, you can create a master zone that can be cloned on demand. This master zone will always have a boot environment that is in sync with the current global zone boot environment. The disk space consumption with this approach is approximately the same as that with thezoneadm clone -s command.

  • -R option in thezoneadm mark command

    In Oracle Solaris 11.4, you cannot change the state of a zone in an alternate root environment by usingzoneadm mark command.

  • -x option in theprtconf command

    The-x option in theprtconf command is no longer available. Since Oracle Solaris 10 and later only boot 64-bit kernels on SPARC systems, a runtime check on an already booted system to determine whether the PROM is able to run a 64-bit kernel is no longer useful. Instead, run/bin/true .

• Common Desktop Environment (CDE) application support

  The CDE Calendar Server (rpc.cmsd ) and related utilities are no longer available. If you still need to support workstations running CDE on Oracle Solaris 10 or older versions, use an Oracle Solaris 11.3 or older server to host calendar services for those workstations.

  The CDE runtime environment is no longer available, including all of the following components:

  • dtksh interpreter
  • DtHelp ,DtSvc ,DtTerm , andDtWidget libraries
  • Programs frompkg:/cde/cde-runtime ,pkg:/cde/cde-utilities , andpkg:/cde/help-viewer

  Applications that require any of these components must be ported to GNOME interfaces in order to run on Oracle Solaris 11.4 or later updates.

• compat Name Service Switch

  Thecompat name service switch is no longer available. Instead, you can use thepam_list (7) PAM module.

• CPCv1

  CPU Performance Counter API version 1 (CPCv1) in thelibcpc library is no longer available and will not be supported. Instead, you can use CPU Performance Counter API version 2 (CPCv2) that is available in thelibcpc library. See thecpc (3CPC) man page for more information.

• Cryptographic Protocols, Algorithms, and Key Lengths

  The following cryptographic protocols, algorithms, and key lengths are not generally available in Oracle Solaris 11.4 or later. Certain implementations might still be present in limited circumstances where required for interoperability or compatibility. See also additional notes below on specific algorithms.

  • SSLv2
  • SSLv3
  • MD2
  • MD4
  • RC2
  • RC4
  • Single-DES
  • Diffie-Hellman (DH) keys smaller than 1024 bits
  • RSA keys smaller than 1024 bits

  You should upgrade your applications to use modern ciphers, hashes, and longer key lengths. The recommended key length is 2048 bits.

• Data Encryption Standard (DES)

  Support for the single-DES (Data Encryption Standard) algorithm is no longer available in the following:

  • Solaris Kernel Cryptographic Framework
  • encrypt command

  Theencrypt command is no longer able to encrypt files using single-DES. However, thedecrypt command is still able to decrypt files that were previously encrypted by using single-DES.

  The pkcs11_softtoken PKCS#11 provider only supports decryption for the CKM_DES_ECB, CKM_DES_CBC, and CKM_DES_CBC_PAD mechanisms and will only support verify (not sign) for CKM_DES_MAC and CKM_DES_MAC_GENERAL.

  For future encryption and decryption needs, use the newer, more secure algorithms supported byencrypt ordecrypt , such as AES. This will not impact the availability of 3DES.

• Rivest Cipher 4 (RC4)

  Support for Rivest Cipher 4 (RC4), also known as ARCFOUR, is not available in the following:

  • Solaris Kernel Cryptographic Framework
  • encrypt command

  Theencrypt command is no longer able to encrypt files using RC4. However, thedecrypt command is still able to decrypt files that were previously encrypted by using RC4.

  The pkcs11_softtoken PKCS#11 provider will support decryption only for the CKM_RC4 mechanism.

  For future encryption and decryption needs, use the newer, more secure algorithms supported byencrypt ordecrypt , such as AES.

• Desktop Input Components

  The following input method engines and components are no longer available:

  • The Internet-Intranet Input Method Framework (IIIMF) and its language engines, including ATOK and Wnn Japanese language engines. Instead, you can use the Intelligent Input Bus (IBus) framework, and install language engines from third party sources for it.
  • The IBus input method engines:
    • ibus-anthy and theanthy libraries used in the Japanese input method
    • ibus-pinyin and theibus-sunpinyin libraries used in the Chinese input method
    • ibus/chewing - IBus front-end of the Chewing Chinese input method
    • ibus/hangul - Korean input method engine
    • ibus-m17n - Multilingual input method engine
    • ibus/sayura - Sinhala Transe input method engine
    • ibus/table - Input method engine framework for table-based input methods

    As a replacement, you can install language engines from third party sources.

    For infrequent use, the Unicode input method of GNOME (Ctrl-Shift-u nnnn) or selection fromgnome-character-map (1) can be used.

  • ibus-xkbc engine. In the new Desktop configuration, you can select the keyboard layout and input method engines from the same configuration list instead of using theibus-xkbc engine.
  • Virtual keyboard. Instead, use Caribou.
  • imf-selector configuration tool. In the new Desktop configuration, you can use the Gnome Control Center to configure the Input Method Framework (IMF).

• device.match Property for Kernel Zones

  Thedevice.match property as described in thesolaris-kz (5) man page in earlier updates is no longer available. Instead, you can use thedevice.storage property.

• Directory Cache and Alternative Objects

  Support for the directory cache and the alternative objects generated by thecrle command is no longer available. Changes in thecrle command are as follows:

  • The-f ,-g ,-i ,-I, and-G options are not available.

  • The-a and-A options have the following behavior:

    • You can redirect only files and not directories.

      Example of a valid command:

      $ crle -o /newdir -a /olddir/libold.so.1

      Example of an invalid command:

      $ crle -o /newdir -a /olddir

    • You must specify the-o option before using the-a or-A option.

  • The-l or the-s option when used with the-t AOUT option will fail with an error.

  • TheRTLD_REL_ flags that are defined in the file for thedldump() function are not supported. Any call to thedldump() function with theRTLD_REL_ flags will fail with an error.

  Note: Applications that use the alternative objects generated by thecrle command will not run on Oracle Solaris 11.4 or later. Instead, you must use the original objects in the applications.

• Drivers

  The following drivers and their associated man pages are no longer available. Unless an alternative is listed, any devices supported by these drivers will no longer work with Oracle Solaris 11.4 and later, and any software relying on these drivers or devices might no longer work with Oracle Solaris 11.4 and later.

  AGP Bus	Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) drivers. With the obsolescence of the AGP Bus, frame buffer hardware that uses the AGP bus no longer functions. PCI-based frame buffers continues to function and can be used in place of the AGP hardware.
  acecad	Input device driver for Acecad Flair graphics tablets
  adpu320	Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI host bus adapter driver
  afe	ADMtek Ethernet NIC driver
  amd8111s	AMD-8111 Ethernet NIC driver
  arcmsr (4D)	Areca SAS/SATA RAID HBA driver
  atge	Atheros/Attansic Ethernet NIC driver
  ath	Atheros AR52xx 802.11b/g wireless NIC driver
  av1394	IEEE 1394 audio/video driver
  bcm_sata	Broadcom HT1000 SATA controller driver
  bfe	Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet NIC driver
  bscbus	Blade support chip interface driver
  bscv	Blade support chip interface driver
  chxge	Chelsio Ethernet NIC driver
  dca	Broadcom Crypto Accelerator device driver. For hardware-based cryptography acceleration, you can use any of the SPARC T4 or later, SPARC M5 or later, or SPARC S7 systems, or Intel CPUs with AES-NI support. If you need a hardware based keystore, you can use the Crypto Accelerator 6000 board.
  dcam1394	IEEE 1394-based digital camera (IIDC) driver
  dmfe	Davicom DM9102A Ethernet NIC driver
  dnet	DEC 21040, 21041, and 21140 Ethernet NIC driver
  efb	Sun XVR-50, XVR-100, and XVR-300 framebuffer driver
  elxl	3Com Etherlink XL Ethernet NIC driver
  eri	eri Ethernet NIC driver
  fas	SunSwift parallel SCSI HBA driver
  FIPE	FIPE (FBDIMM Idle Power Enhancement) driver. This feature enabled small power savings on the Intel FBDIMM2 5000P and 7300P Memory Controller Hub (MCH), and only removes this enhancement. The MCH will continue to function properly.
  glm	LSI 53C family of parallel SCSI HBAs driver
  hci1394	IEEE 1394 OpenHCI host controller driver
  hme	hme Ethernet NIC driver
  hxge	Sun Blade Ethernet NIC driver
  iec61883	Used to control and exchange data with consumer audio/video devices using protocols specified in "IEC 61883 Consumer Electronic Audio/Video Equipment - Digital Interface."
  ieee1394	Support for devices and drivers described inieee1394 (7D). Instead, you can use USB devices that provide similar functionality.
  ifp	ISP2100 family fibre channel Host Bus Adapter driver
  iprb	Intel 82557, 82558, and 82559 Ethernet NIC driver
  ipw	Intel Pro Wireless 802.11b IPW2100B NIC driver
  isp	ISP SCSI Host Bus Adapter driver
  iwi	Intel Pro Wireless 802.11a/b/g IPW2200B/G IPW2915A/B/G NIC driver
  marvell88sx	Marvell 88SX SATA controller driver
  mwl	Marvell 88W8363 IEEE802.11b/g wireless NIC driver
  mxfe	Macronix 98715 family Ethernet NIC driver
  myri10ge	Myricom Myri10GE 10Gb PCI Express NIC driver
  nv_sata	Nvidia ck804/mcp55 SATA controller driver
  pcan	Cisco Aironet 802.11b wireless NIC driver
  pcata	PCMCIA ATA card device driver
  pcic	Intel i82365SL PC Card interface controller
  pcmcia	PCMCIA nexus driver
  pcn	AMD PCnet Ethernet NIC driver
  pcser	PCMCIA serial card device driver
  pcwl	Lucent/PrismII 802.11b wireless NIC driver
  qfe	qfe Ethernet NIC driver
  QLogic 1Gb/2Gb PCIX	Theqlc driver no longer supports the QLogic 1Gb/2Gb PCIX firmware. Therefore, support for the ISP2200, ISP2300, ISP2312, and ISP2422 QLogic cards is no longer available.
  ral	Ralink RT2500 802.11b/g wireless NIC driver
  rtls	Realtek 8139 Ethernet NIC driver
  rtw	Realtek 8180L 802.11b wireless NIC driver
  rwd	Ralink RT2561/RT2561S/RT2661 IEEE802.11b/g wireless NIC driver
  rwn	Ralink RT2700/2800 IEEE802.11 a/b/g/n wireless NIC driver
  sbus	Configuration files for SBus device drivers
  scsa1394	SCSI to 1394 bridge driver
  scu	Intel SAS2.0 storage controller unit driver
  sf	SOC+ FC-AL FCP Driver
  sfe	SiS900 series Ethernet NIC driver
  si3124	SiliconImage 3124/3132 SATA controller driver
  socal	Serial Optical Controller for Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (SOC+) device driver
  USA49WLC USB Serial Adapter	The USA49WLC USB serial adapter. If you want to use a USB serial adapter, use an alternate device from Keyspan, Prolific, Edgeport, or FTDI.
  vr	VIA Rhine Ethernet NIC driver
  vxge	Neterion X3100 Ethernet NIC driver
  wpi	Intel Pro Wireless 802.11a/b/g 3945 NIC driver
  xge	Neterion Xframe Ethernet NIC driver
  yge	Marvell Yukon 2 Ethernet NIC driver

• Files and Directories

  The following files and directories are no longer used or provided.

  /etc/defaultrouter

  Instead, you can use theroute command to configure persistent routes.

  /etc/format.dat

  The/etc/format.dat file was the default data file for theformat command. Theformat command no longer supports the following parameters: -x ,-p , and-t options save subcommand FORMAT_PATH environment variable Note: Starting with the Oracle Solaris 2.3 release, theformat command configures disk drives automatically. Therefore, the/etc/format.dat file is not required. For more information, see theformat (8) man page.

• Fonts

  • Ascender TrueType font set (pkg:/system/font/truetype/fonts-core )

    Ascender TrueType font set typefaces including Times New Roman, Arial, Courier New, Symbol, and other typefaces are no longer included. Instead, use the included Croscore or Liberation fonts, or acquire replacement fonts from a third party.

• FOSS

  The following Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is no longer included. If an alternative is still included in Oracle Solaris, it has been listed. You can also look for this software from upstream providers or third party packagers such asUnix Packages.

  alacarte	Simple menu editor for GNOME.
  Apache httpd 2.2	Version 2.2 of the Apachehttpd server. Migrate tohttpd 2.4 instead.
  APR 1.3 APR-util 1.3	Version 1.3 of the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) and APR-util. Migrate to version 1.5 instead.
  Areca	Used to take backups.
  autogen	A tool designed to simplify the creation and maintenance of programs that contain large amounts of repetitive text.
  Automake 1.9.6	Version 1.9.6 of GNUautomake . Migrate to a later version instead.
  Avant Window Navigator	Customizable dock-like navigator.
  babl	Library to convert Pixel format.
  bcc	A C compiler, assembler, and linker environment for the production of 8086 executables.
  Bluefish	Editor for experienced web designers.
  brasero	CD/DVD burning GUI. Instead, use thecdrw orcdrecord command line tools.
  byaccj	Parser generator with Java extension.
  cheese	GNOME application for taking photos and videos from a webcam.
  clisp	ANSI Common Lisp Implementation.
  coherence	DLNA/UPnP framework.
  compiz	OpenGL compositing window manager. Instead, usegnome-shell .
  conman	Console manager.
  contact-lookup-applet	Contact Lookup applet for the GNOME panel.
  dasher	Predictive text entry system.
  dcraw	Tool to decode RAW digital photos.
  dia	Diagram editor.
  dialog	Tool to display dialog boxes from shell scripts.
  Dive into Python	Book on Python programming.
  drivel	Blog editor.
  dvd+rw-tools	Toolchain to master DVD+RW/+R media.
  ejabberd	XMPP instant messaging server.
  ekiga	Application for video conferencing.
  elinks	ELinks text-based console web browser. Uselynx orlinks instead.
  evolution	Evolution email and calendar client. Use Thunderbird instead.
  evolution-exchange	Exchange connector for Evolution.
  evolution-webcal	Webcal support for Evolution.
  fakeroot	Provides a fake root environment.
  fastcgi	Standalone implementation of FastCGI interface for server-side processing ofhttp requests. Usemod_fcgid with Apachehttpd instead.
  firefox-java	Java plugin for Firefox.
  freeipmi	IPMI remote console and system management software.
  freetts	Speech synthesis engine.
  gcc 3 gcc 4	Older versions of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). Migrate togcc 11 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  gegl	Generic graphics library.
  gFTP	Multi-threaded FTP client.
  ggv	GNOME PostScript document viewer. Useevince instead.
  gimp	Image editor.
  gkrellm	Gtk-based system monitor.
  GNOME 2 components	Software that was provided with the GNOME 2 desktop in Oracle Solaris but is not included or required for GNOME 3 is no longer available. Instead, use the GNOME 3 desktop environment.
  GNOME Commander	File manager GUI. Instead, use Nautilus, the GNOME 3 file manager.
  GNOME Games	Games for the GNOME desktop.
  GNOME log viewer	Log viewer GUI.
  gnome-nettool	GNOME network tools.
  gnome-pilot	PalmPilot link utilities.
  gnonlin	Non-linear editing elements for Gstreamer.
  gobby	Collaborative text editor.
  goffice	Document centric set of APIs.
  GParted Partition Editor	GParted (Gnome Parted), a GUI front end partition editor for the GNU Parted tool. Instead, use the GNU Parted CLI tool, which allows you to create and manipulate partition tables on x86 systems.
  GQview	Image browser. Instead, use the GNOMEeog image browser.
  Grails	Groovy-based web application framework.
  gthumb	GNOME image organizer.
  gtkperf	Performance measurement tool for the GTK2 toolkit.
  guile	GNU Ubiquitous Intelligent Language for Extensions (guile ), is the official extension language for the GNU project.
  ico	Animate an icosahedron or other polyhedron.
  ICU 4.6 ICU 54.1	Versions 4.6 and 54.1 of the International Components for Unicode (ICU) library. Migrate to version 59.1 instead.
  id3lib	Library for manipulating ID3v1, ID3v1.1, and ID3v2 tags.
  idnkit-1.0	Instead, migrate to theidnkit-2.1 library that implements the latest IDNA2008 protocol. Theidnkit-2.1 library and its utilities are available starting with Oracle Solaris 11.1.
  iperf 2.0.5	A tool for active measurements of the maximum achievable bandwidth on IP networks. Instead, you can use iPerf3.
  ircii	Command-line IRC chat client. Instead, you can use other IRC chat clients such asirssi , Pidgin, or Thunderbird.
  java_cup	Java source interpreter.
  java-gnome	Java bindings to GNOME APIs.
  jdepend	Java design quality metrics tool.
  jdom	Java alternative to DOM and SAX.
  jflex	Fast scanner generator for Java.
  Jokosher	Multi-track audio studio application.
  jpackage-utils	JPackage utilities.
  libdiscid	Library for MusicBrainz DiscIDs.
  libgc (libbgc.so )	The Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector library for C/C++.
  libgcrypt 1.5	Version 1.5 of thelibgcrypt encryption library. Migrate tolibgcrypt 1.8 instead.
  liblouisxml	Support for braille transcription services for XML documents.
  libmikmod	Portable sound library for Unix and other systems.
  liboil	Library of optimized inner loops.
  libsexy	Collection of GTK+ widgets that extend the functionality of standard widgets.
  libunique	Library for writing single instance applications.
  libxml++	C++ wrapper for thelibxml2 XML library.
  logrotate	Rotates, compresses, removes, and mails system log files.
  metacity	Window manager. Instead, use the Mutter (Metacity using Clutter) window manager.
  Midnight Commander	Terminal-based file manager.
  Mozillalibldap	The Mozilla LDAP librarylibldap.so.5 and related tools. Instead, you can use the OpenLDAP library and tools.
  MySQL 5.1	Version 5.1 of the MySQL database. Migrate to MySQL 5.7 instead. See the MySQL documentation for important information on migrating databases to newer versions of MySQL.
  mtx	SCSI media changer control program.
  Myspell dictionaries	Dictionaries to check spelling for locales outside the core Oracle Solaris language set. If you want to check spelling of words in other languages, you must download and install the dictionaries for those languages.
  net6	Library that aids in the development of network-based applications.
  net-snmp 5.4.1	Version 5.4 of the Net-SNMP libraries. Migrate to a newer version ofnet-snmp as provided with Oracle Solaris. Software that requires thenet-snmp libraries should be recompiled to use the newernet-snmp libraries.
  nethack	Terminal-based dungeon game.
  o3read	Standalone converter for the OpenOffice.orgswriter (*.sxw ) andscalc (*.sxc ) formats into plain text and HTML.
  obby	Network text editing library.
  OpenMPI	OpenMPI, an open source implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI). Instead, you can install OpenMPI fromhttps://www.open-mpi.org.
  openproj	Project management tool.
  OpenStack	OpenStack and its dependencies, and the OpenStack Puppet modules.
  openwsman	Open-source implementation of WS-Management.
  pegasus	OpenPegasus WBEM services.
  Perl 5.12 Perl 5.16	Older versions of the Perl interpreter and modules. Migrate to a newer version of Perl as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  pilot-link	PalmOS link utilities.
  Planner	Project management tool for the GNOME desktop.
  postrun	Provides delayed execution environment for procedural package scripts.
  qdox	Extract class/interface/method definitions from sources.
  rhythmbox	Media player.
  Ruby 1.9.3	Version 1.9 of the Ruby interpreter and modules. Migrate to a newer version of Ruby as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  SANE	Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) is an application programming interface (API) that provides standardized access to any raster image scanner hardware.
  Samba 3.0 Samba 3.6	Older versions of the Samba network servers. Migrate to Samba version 4.x instead.
  sblim-cim-client	SBLIM WBEM command line interface.
  S-Lang	Library to create robust multi-platform software. The/usr/bin/slsh shell that usesslang has also been removed.
  slib	A portable library for the programming language scheme. The/usr/bin/slib command has also been removed.
  slrn	News reader that uses the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP).
  sound-juicer	CD ripping tool.
  stardict	Dictionary platform written in GTK+2.
  swt	Standard widget toolkit. Use GTK+3 instead.
  Synergy	Synergy mouse and keyboard sharing software.
  system-config-printer	Printer Manager GUI for CUPS. Instead, you can use the CUPS web UI to configure printers.
  tack	CRT screen handling and optimization package.
  tcltls	OpenSSL extension to TCL.
  terminator	Terminal emulator. Instead, usegnome-terminal .
  transmission	GTK and console BitTorrent client.
  tsclient	Front-end for rdesktop and other remote desktop tools.
  VNC web client	The-httpd option to theXvnc andvncserver commands and the associated VNC client Java applet. Users should use local VNC viewer software on client devices instead.
  w3m	Text-based web browser. Instead, you can use other text-based browsers such aslinks orlynx .
  wbemcli	Java CIM client library.
  X11 Network Proxies	Thelbxproxy ,xfwp ,xfindproxy , andproxymngr utilities for proxying the X11 protocol over low-bandwidth connections or through a firewall.
  xbiff	Mailbox flag for X.
  xcalc	Scientific calculator for X. Use the GNOME Calculator instead.
  xchat	XChat IRC client. Instead, you can use other IRC chat clients such asirssi , Pidgin, or Thunderbird.
  xdg-user-dirs	Tool to help manage user directories.
  xdg-user-dirs-gtk	GTK front-end for handling user directories.
  xditview	Displayditroff output. Instead, generate PDF output and use a PDF viewer for sharing formatted documents.
  xedit	Simple text editor for X. Use the GNOME Text Editor,gvim , oremacs instead.
  xgc	X graphics demo.
  xlswins	Used to list a window tree. Instead, you can use the-tree option of thexwininfo command to list a window tree.
  xman	Man page display program for the X Window System. Use the GNOME Help Browser or view man pages onhttps://docs.oracle.com/ instead.
  xmlrpc-c	A lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP.
  xsane	Graphical scanning front-end for the SANE scanner interface.
  xvidtune	Video mode tuner for Xorg. Use Display preferences in GNOME Settings instead.

• GSS-API: diffie_hellman_640_0 and diffie_hellman_1024_0

  The GSS-API mechanismsdiffie_hellman_640_0 anddiffie_hellman_1024_0 are no longer available. Instead, you can use thekerberos_v5 mechanism.

• GUI Installer

  The following GUI based installation mediums for Oracle Solaris are no longer available.

  • x86 live media
  • x86 live USB media
  • Desktop based installer

  Instead, you can use the x86 text installer or the x86 USB text installer.

  After installation, you can add the Solaris Desktop by installing thesolaris-desktop package.

• ioctl-based /proc Interface

  Support for the oldioctl -based version of the/proc interface is no longer available. If your application code uses the old interface, update the code to use the structured/proc interface that was introduced in Oracle Solaris 2.6 (1997). For more information, see theproc (4) man page.

• IP Filter

  The IP Filter firewall is no longer available. Instead, you can use the OpenBSD Packet Filter (PF) that is available in Oracle Solaris 11.3 and later in thepkg:/network/firewall package.

  If you upgrade your Oracle Solaris 11.x OS to newer versions, the upgrade process is facilitated by theipf2pf (pkg:/network/ipf2pf ) package. This package installs tools to assist you in migrating IP Filter configuration to PF.

  Note: Manual intervention will be required to ensure that PF rules implement the desired network policy.

• IPsec and IKE Algorithms

  Support is no longer available for the following:

  • DES (Data Encryption Standard), Blowfish, and HMAC-MD5 algorithms in IPsec, IKEv1, and IKEv2.
  • Diffie-Hellman Group 1 (768-bit) and Oakley Group 1 (768-bit) in IKEv1 and IKEv2.
  • Creation of RSA or DSA certificates with modulus less than 1024 bits in IKEv1.
  • Creation of RSA or DSA certificates with MD5 signature algorithm in IKEv1.

• Java SE 7

  The Java SE 7 version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK) is no longer included.

  Oracle recommends that users migrate to Java SE 8, the current long term support release of Java SE, which is available in the Oracle Solaris 11 package repository. You can also download Java SE 8 fromjava.com.

  Most Java SE applications do not need to be changed to run with the Java SE 8 JRE, and most of the Java SE source code does not need to be changed to build with the Java SE 8 JDK. For known compatibility issues, seeCompatibility Guide for JDK 8.

  The Java SE 8 Runtime Environment for Oracle Solaris includes only 64-bit binaries, and no longer includes a 32-bit version. Therefore, support is not available for the following:

  • 32-bit compiled JNI interfaces
  • Running applets in web browsers on Oracle Solaris
  • Starting client applications on Oracle Solaris by using Java WebStart

  You can purchase support for older versions of Java, or for uses of Java in applications not included in Oracle Solaris. For more information seeMy Oracle Support (MOS) Doc ID 1433709.1.

• K&R C

  Support for K&R C is no longer available in the core Oracle Solaris header files. C compilers and preprocessors must support a minimum of ANSI/ISO C89 to build software that includes Oracle Solaris system headers. Strict standards compliance is not required, only compatibility. For the Oracle Developer Studio compilers, this means the-Xs mode is no longer supported, but-Xc ,-Xa ,-Xt ,-xc99 , and any of the-std= * modes are still supported. For the GNU compilers, this ends support for the-traditional option in legacy versions ofgcc .

• Kerberos in Telnet and R Commands

  Support for Kerberos intelnet ,in.telnetd ,rsh ,in.rshd ,rlogin ,in.rlogind , andrcp is no longer available. Instead, usessh ,scp ,sftp , orftp with GSS to securely login or transfer data over the network.

• Libraries

  The following libraries are no longer available.

  libadt_jni	Java Native Interface to the auditing library.
  libcmd.so	The undocumented/usr/lib/libcmd.so library is no longer available. All the functionality is available in thelibc library.
  libmp.so.1	Following the removal of SunOS4 binary compatibility in Oracle Solaris 11, thelibmp.so.1 library is no longer needed and has been removed.
  libldap.so.4	Instead, you can use the OpenLDAP libraries when writing LDAP applications. See theldap (3oldap) man page.
  libplot	The following commands, libraries, and header files associated with the legacy plotting frameworklibplot (3LIB) are no longer available: /usr/bin/tplot /usr/lib/libplot.so.1 /usr/lib/64/libplot.so.1 /usr/include/plot.h For the plotting functionality on Oracle Solaris, you can use thegnuplot utility. Thegnuplot utility is available in theimage/gnuplot package.
  libresolv.so.1	Thelibresolv.so.1 library, which is multi-thread (MT) unsafe, is no longer available. Instead, use the MT safelibresolv.so.2 library, which has been available in Oracle Solaris since 1997.
  libsys.so.1	The legacy/usr/lib/libsys.so.1 (3LIB) filter provided a subset of the standard C/usr/lib/libc.so.1 library. Instead, uselibc .
  libXaw.so.4 libXaw.so.5	Applications that use Athena Widgets and are required to run on Oracle Solaris 11.4 or later should be rebuilt with thelibXaw.so.7 library. For more information, see thelibXaw (3lib) man page.
  libXm.so.3 libMrm.so.3	The Motif 1.2 libraries, including thelibXm.so.3 andlibMrm.so.3 libraries, are no longer included with Oracle Solaris. Applications that use Motif should be built with the Motif 2.1 librarieslibXm.so.4 andlibMrm.so.4 that are available since Oracle Solaris 7.
  medialib	Used to accelerate multimedia applications.
  uDAPL	The User Direct Access Programming Library (uDAPL) as described inlibdat (3lib) and related man pages. Instead, you can use Open Fabrics User Verbs (OFUV). For more information see, theverbs (7) andrdma_cm (7) man pages.
  Web-Based Enterprise Management	Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) libraries are no longer provided.

• Locales

  The following locales are no longer provided:

        ku_TR.UTF-8    ku_TR.UTF-8@sorani    sa_IN.UTF-8

• Multi-User Desktop Optimization

  The multi-user desktop optimization feature is no longer available. The following packages and interfaces have been removed:

        /gnome/config/gconf/multi-user-desktop    /web/browser/firefox/multi-user-desktop    /group/feature/multi-user-desktop    /application/gconf/multi-user-desktop:default    /desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_menu_restriction

• Netmask SMF Service

  Thesvc:/network/netmask:default service that is used to reset the netmask and broadcast address is no longer available.

• Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA)

  Support for the Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) is no longer available. The NCA increased web server performance by maintaining an in-kernel cache of web pages that are accessed during HTTP requests.

  Instead, use a user-space HTTP cache, such as Squid.

• NSS support in Key Management Framework

  The Oracle Solaris Key Management Framework (KMF) and thepktool utility no longer support Network (nee Netscape) Security Services (NSS) based keystores. You can manage existing NSS-based keystores by using the Mozillacertutil utility. For key management requirements, you can use OpenSSL or PKCS#11-based keystores. For more information, see thepktool (1) andlibkmf (3LIB) man pages.

• NWAM Network Configuration Profiles and Locations

  Profile-based network configuration by using NWAM Network Configuration Profiles (NCPs) and Locations is no longer available.

• Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM)

  Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM) is no longer bundled with Oracle Solaris. Thesystem/management/ocm IPS package and thesvc:/system/ocm SMF service are no longer available.

  To continue to use OCM on Oracle Solaris, follow the instructions in theOracle Configuration Manager Installation and Administration Guide.

• Oracle Solaris as a Paravirtualized Guest

  You can no longer run Oracle Solaris as a fully paravirtualized guest in the Xen hypervisor. However, you can run Oracle Solaris as a virtualized guest (often termed "HVM") with paravirtualized IO.

• Oracle StorageTek Availability Suite

  The Oracle StorageTek Availability Suite, also known as SNDR and II, is a collection of software components that provides block-based snapshot and replication. The block-based snapshot and replication is replaced with file-system-based snapshot and replication that is available in the ZFS file system in Oracle Solaris 10 and later.

  If you require host-based snapshot and replication support, you should migrate your data service solutions to the snapshot and replication support available in the ZFS file system.

• Package Manager GUI

  The Package Manager GUI and associatedpackagemanager andpm-updatemanager commands are no longer available. Instead, use thepkg command, which provides all the package management capabilities.

• Packaging

  • clone-archive revert tag

    Theclone-archive revert tag in thepkg command is no longer available. Instead, use thesystem:clone revert tag. Software that needs to work on both Oracle Solaris 11.4 and prior Oracle Solaris 11 updates should use both of the revert tags in onepkg revert invocation.

  • dev-init revert tag

    Thedev-init revert tag in thepkg command is no longer available. Instead, use thesystem:dev-init revert tag. Software that needs to work on both Oracle Solaris 11.4 and prior Oracle Solaris 11 updates should use both of the revert tags in onepkg revert invocation.

• pkcs11_kernel

  Thepkcs11_kernel , which is a PKCS#11 interface to the Kernel Cryptographic Framework, is no longer available. Instead, you should continue to uselibpkcs11 for all of your PKCS#11 requirements.

• PKCS#11 SSLv3 Mechanisms

  TheCKM_SSL3 * mechanisms for PKCS#11 are no longer available. Instead, you can use theCKM_TLS * mechanisms that provide access to the updated and more secure TLS protocol. TheCKM_TLS * mechanisms are available in Oracle Solaris 10 and later versions.

• RAD C Client 32-bit Bindings

  The 32-bit RAD C client bindings are no longer available. Instead, the RAD C client applications must use the 64-bit C client bindings. In addition to C, the RAD client bindings are available in Java, Python, and as RESTful interfaces.

• Reliable Datagram Service (RDS) version 1

  The Reliable Datagram Service (RDS) version 1 is no longer available. RDS version 1 was used with older database versions supported on Oracle Solaris 10. To continue to run RDS version 1, you can run the Oracle Solaris 10 OS in an Oracle VM Server logical domain (LDom). Otherwise, you should migrate to a newer version of the Oracle Database that supports RDS version 3, which continues to be supported.

• SBus

  SBus drivers along with support for the SBus hardware are no longer available. See the Drivers section for a list of SBus drivers that have been removed. No platforms that are supported in Oracle Solaris 11.4 contain SBus hardware.

• sec=dh Security Option for NFS

  The AUTH_DES or AUTH_DH authentication, also known as Secure NFS, is no longer available. The feature is obsolete and is superseded in recommendation and practice by RPCSEC_GSS and the Kerberos Version 5 GSS-API plugin,sec=krb5 . End-user applications that use AUTH_DH are not affected.

  When you upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11.4, mounts that usesec=dh will fail. Existing shares that usesec=dh will fail if it is the only authentication that is used, andsec=dh is ignored if other security options are enabled.

• Service Location Protocol Framework

  The Service Location Protocol (SLP) framework is no longer available. The removal includes the daemon and the API. Support for equivalent protocols is available in the CUPS printing system.

• Service Tags

  Service Tags are no longer available. Service Tags are no longer used by any Oracle software.

• SGML Support for Man Pages

  Theman and thecatman commands no longer support the SGML format. Instead, you can use thenroff format for the source files.

• SMB Client Support for Legacy Interoperability

  • Lan Manager Hash

    The SMB client no longer supports Lan Manager (LM) hash encryption, and therefore the SMB client is no longer able to contact or mount shares from Windows 98 or Windows 95.

  • NETBIOS support

    The SMB client no longer supports the NETBIOS transport (NBT).

• SMB Printing Support

  The Server Message Block (SMB) protocol no longer supports printing as either a client or a server.

• SMF Profile Locations

  Support for profiles in the/var/svc/profile/site.xml file is no longer available. Existing files at this path will be automatically transitioned to/etc/svc/profile/site/site_legacy.xml . To deploy site profiles, place them in the/etc/svc/profile/site directory.

• SPARC: Legacy System Support

  Support for the following legacy systems is no longer available, and you will not be able to upgrade these systems to Oracle Solaris 11.4. Instead, migrate to newer SPARC systems.

  • SPARC Enterprise M3000, M4000, M5000, M8000, and M9000 systems that use SPARC64 VI, VII, or VII+ CPUs
  • Platforms based on UltraSPARC T1 CPUs: Sun Fire T1000 and T2000, Sun SPARC Enterprise T1000 and T2000, Netra CP3060, Netra T2000, and Sun Blade T6300
  • Platforms based on UltraSPARC T2 CPUs: Sun SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220, Sun Blade T6230, Netra CP3260, and Netra T5220
  • Platforms based on UltraSPARC T2+ CPUs: Sun SPARC Enterprise T5140, T5240 and T5440, Sun Blade T6340, Sun Netra T6340, and Netra T5440
  • Platforms based on SPARC T3 CPUs: SPARC T3-1, T3-1B, T3-2, and T3-4, Netra SPARC T3-1, and Netra SPARC T3-1BA

• SSL Kernel Proxy

  Support for the SSL kernel proxy and theksslcfg command are no longer available. Instead, you can usestunnel , OpenSSL, or the Oracle Solaris Cryptographic Framework for your cryptographic algorithm and TLS termination point requirements.

• Sun AMD Opteron Systems

  Support for Oracle Solaris 11.4 and later is not available on the following systems produced by Sun with AMD Opteron CPUs.

  • Sun Java Workstation models: W1100z, W2100z
  • Sun Ultra Workstation models: 20, 20 M2, 40, 40 M2
  • Sun Fire server models: V20z, V40z, X2100, X2100 M2, X2200 M2, X4100, X4100 M2, X4140, X4200, X4200 M2, X4240, X4440, X4540, X4600, X4600 M2, X4640
  • Sun Blade server modules: X6220, X6240, X6440, X8400, X8420, X8440
  • Netra X4200 M2

  You might not be able to upgrade these systems to versions of Oracle Solaris newer than Oracle Solaris 11.3.

  Before upgrading to new versions of Oracle Solaris, see theOracle Solaris Hardware Compatibility List and the Drivers section of this page to ensure that the hardware is supported.

• SUN-DES-1 X11 Authentication Method

  The X11 authentication methodSUN-DES-1 that is based on Secure RPC's AUTH_DES is no longer available. Local users can instead use the localuser or the localgroup X11 authentication methods that were introduced in Oracle Solaris 10. For more information, see theXsecurity (7) man page. Remote users should instead use the X11 forwarding that is built intossh .

• Sun Ray Server Software support

  Sun Ray Server Software is not supported on Oracle Solaris 11.4 and newer. You must remove the Sun Ray packages before upgrade to Oracle Solaris 11.4 because they depend on Sun DHCP server packages and GNOME desktop features that are no longer available.

• Time Slider

  The Nautilus File Manager extension for the Time Slider feature to manage ZFS snapshots is no longer included. Instead, use command line access to manage the snapshots and the underlyingtime-slider andauto-snapshot services.

  Note that in order to configure Time Slider snapshots and backups in Oracle Solaris 11.4, a user must be assigned the Time Slider Management profile in theuser_attr (5) database. The profile can be assigned as either a standard profile or an authenticated profile.

• Trusted Extensions in Oracle Solaris Desktop

  The Trusted Extensions features of the Oracle Solaris Desktop, including support for security labels in both GNOME and the X Window System, is no longer available.

  Support for labeled zones and file and process labels remains.

• Visual Panels

  Visual Panels, including thevp command, is no longer available. Visual Panels was a suite of GUI tools for system administration tasks, such as configuring firewall and SMF services.

  The following GNOME menu items are removed. Instead, you can use the equivalent CLI commands.

  Items in the System → Administration menu that are no longer available	Alternative CLI commands
  Apache Web Server	svccfg ,svcadm
  Core Files	coreadm
  System Firewall	svccfg ,svcadm
  SMF Services	svccfg ,svcadm ,svcs
  Date Time	date
  User Manager	useradd ,usermod ,userdel ,passwd ,roleadd ,rolemod ,roledel
  Monitored Resources (sysmon icon)	svcs

  Note: Interactive replacements for the User Manager are also available. SeeManaging User Accounts Interactively inManaging User Accounts and User Environments in Oracle Solaris 11.4.

• WEP and TKIP Protocols

  The WEP and TKIP wireless protocols are no longer available. All wireless drivers are no longer able to encrypt or decrypt by using WEP or TKIP. Instead, thenet80211 module supports the CCMP protocol, which is based on a more secure AES algorithm.

• Zone Archive Formats

  Thecpio ,pax ,tar , andzfs archive formats and directory-based install and attach as described in thezones_solaris (7) man page are no longer available.

  Archive-based zone installation and migration can be accomplished by using Unified Archives and theinstall -a option of thezoneadm command. For more information see thearchiveadm (8) andzones_solaris (7) man pages.

This section lists features that are no longer available in Oracle Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Updates (SRUs).

For further details about changes delivered in Oracle Solaris 11.3 SRUs, including both planned and delivered End of Feature removals, see the README documents for each SRU, available from My Oracle SupportOracle Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Updates (SRU) Index (Doc ID 2045311.1).

• Commands and Utilities

  The following commands and utilities are no longer available:

  gkadmin

  An interactive Graphical User Interface (GUI) that enables you to maintain Kerberos principals and policies. Instead, use thekadmin command to administer an Oracle Solaris KDC. For more information, see thekadmin (1) man page.

• FOSS

  The following Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is no longer included. If an alternative is still included in Oracle Solaris, it has been listed. Users might find this software is still available from upstream providers or third party packagers as well.

  Apache Tomcat 6.0	Version 6.0 of the Apache Tomcat application server. Migrate to Tomcat 8.5 instead.
  beanshell	An embeddable Java source interpreter with object scripting language features written in Java.
  Grails	Groovy-based web application framework.
  GnuTLS 2.8.6	Version 2.8.6 of the GnuTLS secure communications library. Migrate to version 3.5 or newer as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Perl 5.8.4	Version 5.8.4 of the Perl interpreter and modules for it are no longer included. Migrate to a newer version of Perl as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  PHP 5.3	Version 5.3 of the PHP interpreter and modules for it are no longer included. Migrate to a newer version of PHP as provided with Oracle Solaris.
  Python 2.6	Version 2.6 of the Python interpreter and modules for it are no longer included. Migrate to Python 2.7 or Python 3.x instead.
  Sound eXchange (sox )	A cross-platform audio editing software. Theaudio/sox package that includes thesox command and associated libraries is no longer included in Oracle Solaris.

• NVIDIA Cg Toolkit

  The NVIDIA Cg toolkit is no longer bundled with the NVIDIA graphics driver. You should use OpenGL GLSL for all future development. For more information, seeCg Toolkit.

This section lists features that are no longer available in Oracle Solaris 11.3.

• amt

  Theamt utility has been removed.amt is used to run abstract machine test in a Common Criteria security certified system.

• FOSS

  The following Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) have been removed.

  MySQL 5.1	MySQL version 5.1 has been removed. Instead, you can use MySQL version 5.5 or 5.6.
  PHP 5.2	PHP version 5.2 has been removed. Instead, you can use a newer version of PHP.
  Python 2.6	Python version 2.6 has been removed. Instead, you can use version 2.7 or 3.4 of Python.
  Ruby 1.8.7	Ruby version 1.8.7 has been removed. Instead, you can use a newer version of Ruby.

• Java SE 6

  The Java SE 6 version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK) has been removed.

  Oracle recommends users to migrate to Java SE 8, which is available in the Oracle Solaris 11 package repository. You can also download Java SE 8 fromjava.com .

  Most of the Java SE applications need not be changed to run with the Java SE 8 JRE, and most of the Java SE source code need not be changed to build with the Java SE 8 JDK. For known compatibility issues, see the following information.

  • Compatibility Guide for JDK 8

  You can purchase support for older versions of Java, or for uses of Java in applications not included in Oracle Solaris. For more information seeMy Oracle Support (MOS) Doc ID 1433709.1.

• libmcrypt

  Thelibmcrypt cryptographic library and the PHP support forlibmcrypt have been removed. For the PHP applications, you must use the cryptographic APIs from OpenSSL.

• libthai and libdatrie

  Thelibthai andlibdatrie libraries that are used by the Thai language engine for Smart Common Input Method (SCIM), have been removed.

EOF notices for:

• Oracle Solaris 11.2
• Oracle Solaris 11.1
• Oracle Solaris 11 11/11