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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: mushrooomprince on 29 August 2003, 20:37

Title: Solaris for home user
Post by: mushrooomprince on 29 August 2003, 20:37
I've decided that i will get Solaris 9 for the x86 to run on my PC.

If anyone here is running solaris on their home computer please IM me in aim sometime so that i could talk about it with you.  

I am mostly concerned on what online chatting and internet related applications run well on solaris.  Can i watch DVD movies on solaris ?  DOes solaris network well with mac os x ?

What sort of multimedia applications run well on solaris ?

Sorry for being so vague but I have very little time.
Title: Solaris for home user
Post by: sime on 30 August 2003, 15:21
Hi,

you need to talk to Uncle Mark the Solaris Guru (Admin). He is working night shifts @ the moment (I'm on days). He will be about tonight after 19:00 (UK Time).

I will get him to pop up and have a chat with you and help you put a nice system together.

Later

Sime
Title: Solaris for home user
Post by: Faust on 30 August 2003, 15:34
Why in the lords name do you want Solaris?  I have to use that thing at Uni, stay away!  Stay away from the lame CDE!  The awful man pages!  Run!  Run and hide!
Title: Solaris for home user
Post by: mushrooomprince on 31 August 2003, 02:24
I don't want to run windows on my pc.  I can't get mac os on my pc.  From what i hear redhat linux can be slow and gentoo is in impossible for a noobie to install.


Sun is making solaris.  Solaris is unix.  I would imagine solaris would be a relatively easy operating system to network with mac os.
Title: Solaris for home user
Post by: mark232 on 31 August 2003, 02:36
Hi Yeah all these things can be done with solaris, and solaris isnt hard it just UNIX...lol

My suggestion to you is to use Solaris x86 9 With the Gnome desktop... Though there is a new GUI availble direct from sun... Looks a bit like windows 98 ?? Anyway you can use most opensource software on Solaris..

Network, networks to just about anything .... you could use samba for file sharing, but I must admit unless you already have a licensed copy...go Linux it cheaper... Solaris real excels on sparc hardware...not x86

Any questios e-mail me
Title: Solaris for home user
Post by: Master of Reality on 31 August 2003, 02:58
note to self: get a job, then get a SPARC, then get Solaris
Title: Solaris for home user
Post by: suselinux on 31 August 2003, 07:26
quote:
Originally posted by mushrooomprince:
I don't want to run windows on my pc.  I can't get mac os on my pc.  From what i hear redhat linux can be slow and gentoo is in impossible for a noobie to install.


Sun is making solaris.  Solaris is unix.  I would imagine solaris would be a relatively easy operating system to network with mac os.


Try SuSE Linux, stick to linux