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title: "Installing Prerequisite Software"
description: "The mlocate utility is required for file system indexing. If the utility is not pre-installed on the Veeam Agent machine, you must install it manually. The utility is provided along with Veeam Agent in the product installation media."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Installation and Configuration > Installing Prerequisite Software"
dateModified: "2026-11-03"
---

# Installing Prerequisite Software

The `mlocate` utility is required for file system indexing. If the utility is not pre-installed on the Veeam Agent machine, you must install it manually. The utility is provided along with Veeam Agent in the product installation media.

To install the `mlocate` utility:

1. Download the Veeam Agent for Oracle Solaris installation archive from the [this Veeam webpage](https://www.veeam.com/oracle-solaris-agent-download.html).
2. Extract the contents of the installation archive to a directory that can be accessed from the machine where you want to install the product. For example, this can be a directory in the local file system or an NFS directory.
3. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the archive and run the following command:

   - For Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 on x86 architecture:

     ```
     pkgadd -G -d ./mlocate-0.26-i386.pkg
     ```

   - For Oracle Solaris 10 and 11 on SPARC architecture:

     ```
     pkgadd -G -d ./mlocate-0.26-sparc.pkg
     ```