Solaris Noob q's...

joc_06

I just got a new job and im using an ultra 10 sparc station.

i've used one before but only the already installed apps. But this is gonna be my day to day computer for the next 2 yrs so i wanna set it up right. Where can i go for info for beginners on stuff like how to install apps and then run them etc.
Real basic guides and tut's is what im after.

I mean i dont even know what version im using or even how to check!!

Ps ive googled but only turned up guides on how to install the kernal

thanks

pickarooney

uname -a might tell you the version, or at least the kernel which might indicate it to you. Have you sysadmin rights? Usually most apps are installed on the server and run from SPARC stations. If you're just installing things to your home directory, the instructions are invariably detailed in the package you're installing (INSTALL, README files).

joc_06

jus got a good pdf book so i'll go through it and see. thanks
Free-Solaris-Ebook.pdf is the name

Trojan

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/ might be useful for you.

loz_the_boz

i dont wanna sound funny, but your obviously not a sysadmin,

So i'd check with the solaris\unix team where you work as to what you need, and get them to install anything you might be missing

you probably wont have root to be able to pkgadd anyway, and as pickaroon says you may not have apps installed locally either - thet're probably nfs mounted to you.

( have a look at your pmounted partition to tell,

eg
mount

/apps1 on /dev/vx/dsk/oradg/apps1 read/write/delaylog/setuid/nolargefiles/ioerror=mwdisable on Wed Nov 24 16:55:07 2004
/oralogs on /dev/vx/dsk/oradg/oralogs read/write/delaylog/setuid/largefiles/ioerror=mwdisable on Wed Nov 24 16:55:07 2004
/mnt on x.x.x.xx:/apps1 read/write/remo

the /mnt is nfs mounted from another server @ ip x.x.x.x
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If you dont know what your doing, i'd leave it alone.

if they're a decent team, they have bsm auditing, central sysloging/suloggin, may have other sesors deployed for file change control etc.

I always say if you cant hid a feckup - then dont touch !

Regs

Laurence

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Oh ! better than any book use the man pages ( if installed )

eg for how to use pkgadd

man pkgadd

Reformatting page. Wait... done

Maintenance Commands pkgadd(1M)

NAME
pkgadd - transfer software packages to the system

SYNOPSIS
pkgadd [ -nv ] [ -a admin ] [ -d device ]
[[ -M ] -R root_path ] [ -r response ] [ -V fs_file ]
[ pkginst ...]

pkgadd -s spool [ -d device ] [ pkginst ...]

DESCRIPTION
pkgadd transfers the contents of a

joc_06

sound lads, im an ic designer not a unix admin so im not too well up on what ye just said but i'm getting there.
Is there any app that i can play avi files for solaris?
Also where are apps stored? Is there like a .exe in windows that i can run to start up say staroffice? I installed it but i dont know where to.

I have loads of little stupid q's that id prefer not to say to the admins in case they think im totally dense. It is my first week after all...

Trojan

In that case, I'd advise you to start here.