IPS archive

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File Format
Name IPS archive
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Extension(s) .p5p

Image Packaging System (IPS) archive (.p5p) is a format created to transport one or more IPS packages between systems without requiring use of an online package repository. It is part of the IPS software originally created for OpenSolaris and now used in Oracle Solaris 11, OpenIndiana, OmniOS and other descendants of OpenSolaris.

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Files are stored in the pax archive format, with additional metadata, such as IPS manifest files, and a specific layout of the contents.

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