Is OpenSolaris based on Solaris 9 or 10?
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From: Albretch Mueller on 18 Sep 2009 15:11 ~ I need to know, because I was wondering if it makes sense to use OpenSolaris as baseline OS for the preparation for the Solaris 10 exam ~ Thanks lbrtchx
From: hume.spamfilter on 18 Sep 2009 15:26 Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I need to know, because I was wondering if it makes sense to use > OpenSolaris as baseline OS for the preparation for the Solaris 10 exam The userland in Indiana (the official Sun OpenSolaris distribution) can be quite different from both Solaris 9 and Solaris 10. (It grew out of the Solaris 10 codebase.) Some of the good features from Indiana get backported into 10, but not all. I wouldn't use it as a learning base for something as specific as an exam. Use 10, they're both free. -- Brandon Hume - hume -> BOFH.Ca, http://WWW.BOFH.Ca/
From: Albretch Mueller on 18 Sep 2009 16:13 > I wouldn't use it as a learning base for something as specific as an exam. > Use 10, they're both free. ~ I see that Solaris 10 can be also freely installed, but does it have a LiveCD option? I couldn't find it and to me this is very important ~ Also, any x86-based PC vendors that build good boxes compatible with Solaris HCL? ~ Thank you lbrtchx
From: Chris Ridd on 18 Sep 2009 16:21 On 2009-09-18 21:13:35 +0100, Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx(a)gmail.com> said: >> I wouldn't use it as a learning base for something as specific as an exam. >> Use 10, they're both free. > ~ > I see that Solaris 10 can be also freely installed, but does it have > a LiveCD option? I couldn't find it and to me this is very important No, there's no Solaris 10 Live CD. But another way to use it is to install it in a virtual machine on your existing OS, eg Virtualbox, VMware, ... > ~ > Also, any x86-based PC vendors that build good boxes compatible with > Solaris HCL? Both Dell and HP (and IBM?) certify some of their systems with Solaris. Generally these are server boxes. -- Chris
From: Chris Cox on 18 Sep 2009 16:29
On Fri, 2009-09-18 at 21:21 +0100, Chris Ridd wrote: > On 2009-09-18 21:13:35 +0100, Albretch Mueller <lbrtchx(a)gmail.com> said: > > >> I wouldn't use it as a learning base for something as specific as an exam. > >> Use 10, they're both free. > > ~ > > I see that Solaris 10 can be also freely installed, but does it have > > a LiveCD option? I couldn't find it and to me this is very important > > No, there's no Solaris 10 Live CD. But another way to use it is to > install it in a virtual machine on your existing OS, eg Virtualbox, > VMware, ... > > > ~ > > Also, any x86-based PC vendors that build good boxes compatible with > > Solaris HCL? > > Both Dell and HP (and IBM?) certify some of their systems with Solaris. > Generally these are server boxes. http://www.hp.com/wwsolutions/solaris |