Guides

OpenSolaris 2008.05 Release Notes	Documentation of known bugs and workarounds in the OpenSolaris 2008.05 release.
Getting Started with 2008.05 Getting Started Guide in Alternative Languages	This Getting Started guide provides instructions for installing and using the OpenSolaris™ 2008.05 release, including the following topics: How to prepare for and to install the OpenSolaris 2008.05 release. How to mount the OpenSolaris 2008.05 release in VirtualBox How to install packages and update existing packages on your installed or mounted system How to upgrade your boot environment, and how to manage multiple boot environments.
Getting Started with IPS	A hub for finding links to documents, blogs, and discussions related to Image Packaging System.
Using IPS Package Manager	Get the packages you need fast and easy with the new GUI package manager, this short screencast will guide you through the new tool and show you how to customize your environment.
Application Packaging Developer's Guide	This book provides step-by-step instructions and relevant background information for designing, building, and verifying packages. This document also includes information on, and examples of, advanced techniques that you might find helpful during the package creation process.
OpenSolaris Technical Essentials	Free web based OpenSolaris guide from Sun Learning Services introduces the basic technical skills around OpenSolaris and guides you through various resources required to successfully install, use, administer, and distribute OpenSolaris. This guide distills down hundreds of technical documents, discussion forums, code samples, and other materials into a single concise guide designed to help you focus on the key knowledge and skills you need to unlock the power of OpenSolaris.
Web Stack Getting Started Guide	The Web Stack Getting Started Guide provides information about how to use web tier components such as Apache, MySQL, Squid, PHP and Ruby, and configure them on OpenSolaris 2008.05.
OpenSolaris 2008.05 Development Environment Guide	This document shows you how you can set up your development environment for the OpenSolaris 2008.05 release, through additional software packages available in the official repository (http://pkg.opensolaris.org).
Building OpenSolaris mc IPS package (example of IPS packaging)	A practical guide to IPS packaging.
Package Management Task Matrix	A tabular comparison of apt-get versus IPS tasks and command equivalents.

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