Newbie's Questions about Solaris

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

so it is better to install solaris 10 than opensolaris?

Not better or worse, different.

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

I am not sure after booting into liveCD, on the desktop does it have an icon for installation onto HDD?
previous opensolaris has it.

It has that icon.

TigerLinux · 12-17-2010, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jlliagre

It has that icon.

in this case i shall try the latest version 11,
and download the 4GB repo.

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 02:22 AM

The repository is for 2009.06. You might use instead the newer packages that are online.

TigerLinux · 12-17-2010, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by jlliagre

The repository is for 2009.06. You might use instead the newer packages that are online.

in the website, it has the latest repo for solaris 11.

TigerLinux · 12-17-2010, 05:46 AM

jlliagre, what solaris r u using?
do you install on separate HDD or partition?

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 05:48 AM

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in the website, it has the latest repo for solaris 11.

Indeed. But why do you want to download it instead of installing from the network ?

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

jlliagre, what solaris r u using?

All of them.

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do you install on separate HDD or partition?

Separate of what ?

PS: Please use plain English.

TigerLinux · 12-17-2010, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jlliagre

Indeed. But why do you want to download it instead of installing from the network ?

i do not have fast internet connection at home,
i downloaded all iso files in office, before i go home, i started the download, tomorrow morning when i come, it was done.

TigerLinux · 12-17-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jlliagre

All of them.
Separate of what ?

PS: Please use plain English.

Do you install the Solaris on Whole hardisk or a parition and coexist with Windows?

TigerLinux · 12-17-2010, 07:44 AM

Basically I like Solaris,
I want to install it on my harddisk and have maximum packages.
For Fedora, 1 DVD will do all for me.
How to use the repo DVD image of Solaris 11?
There are 2 DVD images, I have to combined them? Then burn on a dual layer DVD?
Can I mount the image file in Solaris as Virtual Drive?
I got too many questions to ask,
probably you can suggest me where to read Tutorials for beginner?

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

i do not have fast internet connection at home,
i downloaded all iso files in office, before i go home, i started the download, tomorrow morning when i come, it was done.

That makes sense.

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

Do you install the Solaris on Whole hardisk or a parition and coexist with Windows?

Any configuration will work. A whole disk, a primary partition, an extended one, another disk, an USB disk. I experienced all of them.

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TigerLinux

Basically I like Solaris,
I want to install it on my harddisk and have maximum packages.
For Fedora, 1 DVD will do all for me.
How to use the repo DVD image of Solaris 11?
There are 2 DVD images, I have to combined them? Then burn on a dual layer DVD?
Can I mount the image file in Solaris as Virtual Drive?
I got too many questions to ask,
probably you can suggest me where to read Tutorials for beginner?

The instructions about how to combine the images are clearly explained just before the download links. The instructions on how to enable the repository from the image are on the iso itself.

Solaris 11 Express getting started documentation is available here: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/820-7799

jlliagre · 12-17-2010, 07:58 AM

By the way, AFAIK, the Solaris 11 Express repository doesn't contain OpenOffice so you might still want to download the latest OpenSolaris repository.