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OpenSolaris: Best way to get started?

PhantomBeaker · 2006-06-06 23:06:01

Ronseal warning: Does what it says on the title :) Basically, I'm not afraid of unix, but am at a slight loss as to how to get started with OpenSolaris. At first I was looking at the opensolaris.org page, until it was explained to me that the site mainly provides the kernel (like kernel.org for linux), and isn't an actual…

06-06-2006 11:06pm

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Ronseal warning: Does what it says on the title

Basically, I'm not afraid of unix, but am at a slight loss as to how to get started with OpenSolaris.

At first I was looking at the opensolaris.org page, until it was explained to me that the site mainly provides the kernel (like kernel.org for linux), and isn't an actual distribution in itself (which is a relief because all of the instructions looked like you had to have a working OpenSolaris system running to get opensolaris installed)

So what would people recommend trying to do? Go with one of the three major distributions: Schillix (Done by Jorg Schilling - who I'm not endeared to after his SuSE/cdrecord stunt), Belenix (which seems to be primarily a livecd but installable) or Nexenta (basically Debian OpenSolaris)? Or install Solaris and then drop in the OpenSolaris kernel (which seems to be how OpenSolaris.org seems to suggest it - basically go with Solaris Express and work from there - although the bit of Sun's site linked to explain Solaris Express seems to need a lot more stuff)?

So do any people have any recommendations on a good way to start with OpenSolaris.. like a distro they found good, etc?

Aoife

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