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Old 12-16-2010, 05:54 AM   #1
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Newbie's Questions about Solaris

I am new to Opensolaris,
1) does it have DVD image that contain many packages including openoffice? where to download? I only have live CD.
2) its package manager can update latest version of software, e.g. firefox ?
3) does it play MP3?
 
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boot into the opensolaris 2009.06 live CD, there is no openoffice.
i hope there is DVD version to include all important softwares.
 
Old 12-16-2010, 06:08 AM   #3
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one more thing, does solaris support chinese character input?
 
Old 12-16-2010, 09:32 AM   #4
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please help.
 
Old 12-16-2010, 02:15 PM   #5
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I am new to Opensolaris,
1) does it have DVD image that contain many packages including openoffice? where to download? I only have live CD.
Normally, you install packages from the network through the package manager.
You can also download OpenSolaris 2009.06 full repository from genunix.org. See:
http://www.genunix.org/dist/indiana/README.osol-repo
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2) its package manager can update latest version of software, e.g. firefox ?
Unlikely, OpenSolaris as a distribution is discontinued.
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3) does it play MP3?
Likely after you install third party codecs.
 
Old 12-16-2010, 02:43 PM   #6
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one more thing, does solaris support chinese character input?
Possibly but I have no idea how to check. You might have a look at this project.
http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/...+input-method/
 
Old 12-16-2010, 06:46 PM   #7
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you said opensolaris was stopped? no more new version to be released?
the link
http://www.genunix.org/dist/indiana/README.osol-repo
does not provide direct link to download all packages.
 
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i have a 2GB solaris 10 DVD,
does this DVD install most softwares?
including staroffice ?
 
Old 12-17-2010, 12:34 AM   #9
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you said opensolaris was stopped? no more new version to be released?
The official successor is Solaris 11 Express. There are also forks and derived distributions like OpenIndiana, Schillix, Nexenta and others.
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http://www.genunix.org/dist/indiana/README.osol-repo
does not provide direct link to download all packages.
http://www.genunix.org/dist/indiana/?C=S;O=D
 
Old 12-17-2010, 12:35 AM   #10
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i have a 2GB solaris 10 DVD,
does this DVD install most softwares?
including staroffice ?
Yes, it installs staroffice.
 
Old 12-17-2010, 12:56 AM   #11
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osol-repo-0906-full.iso 22-Jul-2009 17:28 7.2G
[ ] osol-repo-0906-p01.iso 22-Jul-2009 17:12 3.6G
[ ] osol-repo-0906-p02.iso 22-Jul-2009 17:15 3.6G
[ ] osol-dev-127-x86.usb 13-Nov-2009 14:00 936M

may I know what are in the 7.2GB iso?
how to install solaris packages?
can i instruct the package manager to read from the DVD?
 
Old 12-17-2010, 12:56 AM   #12
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Yes, it installs staroffice.
so it is better to install solaris 10 than opensolaris?
 
Old 12-17-2010, 01:04 AM   #13
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Solaris 10 was quite old OS,does it support latest graphics cards?
my notebook is intel GMAX3100, and my desktop is Nvidia 8400GS
 
Old 12-17-2010, 01:12 AM   #14
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the new solaris 11 is here
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/se...ads/index.html

Oracle Solaris 11 Express 2010.11 LiveCD for x86
The LiveCD provides administrators with an opportunity to explore the Oracle Solaris 11 Express environment without installing it on a system. The system boots off the media directly allowing administrators to start the installer should they choose to install it to a system.

Download Download x86 (687 MB)

I am not sure after booting into liveCD, on the desktop does it have an icon for installation onto HDD?
previous opensolaris has it.
 
Old 12-17-2010, 01:24 AM   #15
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may I know what are in the 7.2GB iso?
The full OpenSolaris release repository.
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how to install solaris packages?
Either from the command line or using the graphical package manager.
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can i instruct the package manager to read from the DVD?
Hopefully.
 
  


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