OpenSolaris dot Org and dot Com
There is a new splash page for the http://opensolaris.org site
The OpenSolaris.com side has a link to the new OpenSolaris.com site and the OpenSolaris 2008.05 CD image. To quote Glynn Foster, Product Manager for Project Indiana:
OpenSolaris 2008.05 is the first official release in a new binary distribution based on the OpenSolaris operating system. The single Live CD install image allows you to boot up to a desktop environment in seconds, and enjoy it before needing installing it onto a system. The introduction of a new package management system, IPS, allows users to install additional packages from network-based software repositories. The benefits of ZFS as the default root file-sysem provide the best environment to snapshot and rollback your system at any stage, with a best-of-both-worlds inclusion of the GNU utilities like bash(1). In many ways, hell has frozen over, and we’ve fundamentally changed how software is delivered to our users. For the better.
Another way to look at OpenSolaris 2008.05
- Core operating system
- Freely Re-distributable
- New system installer
- Support subscriptions available
- New package management system (IPS)
- Includes DTrace, Containers, ZFS and more
The site has three main areas:
- get - focused on how to obtain the OpenSolaris software
- share - a community forum area
- learn - the knowledge center
Sun has provided details on how to install OpenSolaris in VirtualBox. That will allow you to run 2008.06 as a guest under Windows, Linux or the Mac.
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