diff --git a/docs/handbook/getting-started.md b/docs/handbook/getting-started.md
index 3a1a8239..d9496530 100644
--- a/docs/handbook/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/handbook/getting-started.md
@@ -562,13 +562,13 @@ As it runs, you will be prompted with a few questions.
Secure boot (UEFI boot path validation) must be disabled (if it is enabled by default) because UEFI secure boot is currently not yet supported.
- For further information, consult the manufacturers documentation for your computer hardware.
+ For further information, consult the manufacturer's documentation for your computer hardware.
### Booting the OpenIndiana installer on virtual hardware
The most efficient way to boot a virtual machine is to boot directly from the DVD ISO file.
-Alternately, you may use host to guest DVD/USB passthrough to boot from physical media.
+Alternately, you may use host-to-guest DVD/USB passthrough to boot from physical media.
See the notes below for optimizing OpenIndiana for several popular hypervisors.
| Hypervisor | Configuration Notes
@@ -1413,11 +1413,49 @@ Use the following steps to change the root password:
!!! note
The image packaging system is delivered as part of the OpenIndiana userland.
- As such, the pkg related man pages are not available on the illumos.org website.
+ As such, the pkg-related man pages are not available on the illumos.org website.
These pages are only available by running the man page viewer locally on your system.
-### Introduction
+### Quick Start to IPS
+
+As a desktop user, you will likely want to enable the `Software Installation` profile for
+your user; you can use `sudo` instead of `pfexec` if you are just getting started with
+OpenIndiana and are not yet familiar with RBAC (role-based authentication), being sure
+to replace `username` with your actual username:
+
+
+```
+sudo usermod -P "Software Installation" username
+```
+
+Now you can use `pfexec` to execute `pkg install`
+
+
+For instance, you may want to search for the `emacs` editor by running `pkg search -p emacs`
+
+```
+$ pkg search -p emacs
+PACKAGE PUBLISHER
+pkg:/developer/exuberant-ctags@5.8-2020.0.1.1 openindiana.org
+pkg:/editor/gnu-emacs/gnu-emacs-gtk@29.1-2023.0.0.1 openindiana.org
+pkg:/editor/gnu-emacs/gnu-emacs-lisp@29.1-2023.0.0.1 openindiana.org
+pkg:/editor/gnu-emacs/gnu-emacs-no-x11@29.1-2023.0.0.1 openindiana.org
+pkg:/editor/gnu-emacs/gnu-emacs-x11@29.1-2023.0.0.1 openindiana.org
+pkg:/editor/gnu-emacs@29.1-2023.0.0.1 openindiana.org
+
+```
+
+
+Then you can install the one that you like by copying and pasting the FMRI (see more details on that later) into a `pkg install` command:
+
+
+```
+pfexec pkg install pkg:/editor/gnu-emacs/gnu-emacs-no-x11@29.1-2023.0.0.1
+```
+
+
+### IPS Overview
diff --git a/docs/handbook/systems-administration.md b/docs/handbook/systems-administration.md
index 48cf8562..546f8804 100644
--- a/docs/handbook/systems-administration.md
+++ b/docs/handbook/systems-administration.md
@@ -751,6 +751,26 @@ onto the system before changing the run-level.
process is not interrupted by system prompts requiring user-interactive
intervention.
+
+## Updating All Packages (Upgrading Your System)
+
+OpenIndiana Hipster is a rolling release
+distribution, so to upgrade your system, you simply run `pkg update`
+all packages will be updated to the latest revision:
+
+```sh
+pfexec pkg update
+```
+
+(Note: for `pfexec` to succeed you'll need to have the `Software Installation` profile [enabled for your user account](../getting-started/#quick-start-to-ips).)
+
+
+New installation images are beneficial for those
+with newer hardware that illumos may have added
+support for, but the above command should suffice
+for existing installations.
+
+
## Service Management Facility
Services are an extension to processes.