GNU utils on Solaris

d1s4st3r · 09-08-2004, 04:58 PM

Hi guys!
Where can I find GNU utilities for Solaris? I mean... Bash, GCC, GDB, and so on.
Can you suggest some links?
Do I have to compile them from source or can I get Solaris packages?
In the first case, do (for example) the "bash[...].tar.gz" for Linux works?
Thank you all!!!
Bye!

Mega Man X · 09-09-2004, 02:27 AM

Try looking at Sun's homepage for "Solaris Software Companion CD". It may take a while, since Sun's page is quite messy. That CD includes all that you are looking for. Bash should be already included though... type "bash" at the terminal and see if that works...

Though, another great source of info about Solaris, including a great freebook, is here:

http://www.sunfreeware.com/

Good luck!

FragInHell · 09-09-2004, 02:36 AM

I've installed Gnu Stuff, for solaris 8. Make, GCC, GNU coreutils, GNU bash, GNUtar, - all installed without problems from sunfreeware.com
They all install in /usr/local/bin (sbin) etc so it does not clash with any of the solaris versions. Works a treat can even have coloured directory listing and do df-h etc..nice

bathory · 09-09-2004, 02:37 AM

Just ignore
As Megamax X said, sunfreeware (http://www.sunfreeware.com) is the right place for you.:

jlliagre · 09-09-2004, 03:48 PM

blastwave.org is an alternative to sunfreeware.com, and IMO far easier to use, as it is based on an automatic install/update script: pkg-get, similar to apt-get. All dependancies are automatically managed too, while it's a pain with sunfreeware.
All is installed in /opt/csw, so there is no risk of conflict with freeware from different sources.

Laserbeak · 04-30-2017, 10:16 AM

I know this thread is old, but there is a freeware package manager for Solaris called opencsw.

I recommend you install it, it has a lot of packages especially like the GNU coreutils that the official Sun package manager doesn't.

jlliagre · 04-30-2017, 03:06 PM

Thirteen years is quite old indeed…

OpenCSW is interesting but note that many GNU Utilities, including GNU coreutils are now part of the standard Solaris distribution/repository and installed under /usr/gnu. Several GNU options have also been added to Solaris standard utilities.

Laserbeak · 04-30-2017, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jlliagre

Thirteen years is quite old indeed…

OpenCSW is interesting but note that many GNU Utilities, including GNU coreutils are now part of the standard Solaris distribution/repository and installed under /usr/gnu. Several GNU options have also been added to Solaris standard utilities.

Yes, I've just discovered that! I haven't really worked with Solaris in like almost 20 years so I'm sure there's a lot of new things I'm not aware of.

I ran into the problem when trying to compile something and the default Solaris make didn't work with it, it required gmake.