Solaris Express Developer Edition
It's been about 3 years since I last tried to install Solaris on an x86 laptop.
After considerable therapy, I regained the strength and resolve to try it again last week. This time with Solaris Express Developer Edition.
An abundantly pleasant experience! Gone are the 10,000 questions that earlier versions asked during the install ...
I installed it on a MacBook Pro - using VMware Fusion, with absolutely no problems.
Also, Sun will mail you the install DVD - for free!
I got mine within 5 days of filling out the form - shockingly efficient. [I'm in Canada, the DVD is mailed from California].
Now that I'm using it - it works beautifully.
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Hi.
I'm considering using a Unix OS for my notebook.
My two options are: Ubuntu and Solaris Desktop Edition.
What do you suggest?
Posted by Hussein on November 04, 2007 at 04:10 AM EST #
Hi Hussein,
Solaris or Ubuntu? - honestly, I've never used Ubuntu, but have heard good things about it.
There are better informed people than myself - you might want to talk with them.
wrt Solaris - Like I said in my posting, Solaris Express Developer Edition [SXDE] installs wonderfully. I've no interest in spending hours installing and attempting to config basic OS stuff. I just want it work.
SXDE comes installed with Apache/Tomcat/NetBeans/Java/PostgreSQL - and lots more. see- http://developers.sun.com/sxde/features.jsp
Means you don't have to go and download/install this stuff yourself. - A nice convenience - or me just being lazy. Plus, if you're prepared to wait a few days, the DVD will be mailed to you.
So I think SXDE is really great - but don't know enough about Ubuntu to comment either way.
~m
Posted by mickm on November 04, 2007 at 02:09 PM EST #
Thanks Michael.
AFAIK, SXDE comes installed with Java Desktop system.
Is it possible to use KDE of GNOME2 instead of JDS?
My friend shows me some kind of effects in his Ubuntu and man, it is amazing.
Would you please keep posting about your experience with SXDE?
After all, I like Sun :)
Thanks.
Posted by Hussein on November 05, 2007 at 01:59 AM EST #
The Java Desktop System [JDS] is just a bundle of open source technologies - Mozilla/Firefox, Evolution/Thunderbird, StarOffice/OpenOffice etc and *GNOME* - that Sun packages under the name 'JDS'.
SXDE's [Sept/07] desktop environment is GNOME 2.18. JDS has always used GNOME, if I remember correctly.
> Is it possible to use KDE of GNOME2 instead of JDS?
Given what I've said above, I guess the question now is can you replace GNOME with KDE.
- I'm quite sure you can add KDE to SXDE and then at login time choose your preferred desktop. You don't have to remove GNOME at all. Don't know how straightforward it is. Blastwave.org probably has the relevant packages.
Hope this helps,
Thanks for your interest.
~m
Posted by mickm on November 06, 2007 at 10:45 PM EST #