OpenSolaris 2008.11 Use Archive

Install

• • OpenSolaris 2008.11 Release Notes
  


• • Where to start?
  This guide provides instructions for installing or upgrading the OpenSolarisTM 2008.11 release. Click here to learn more.


• • Installing OpenSolaris 2008.11
  This guide provides instructions on installing OpenSolaris 2008.11 from the Live CD, Running OpenSolaris Using VirtualBox and Installing OpenSolaris a Mac OS X System and Parallels. Click here to learn more.


• • Click here to learn more about:
  
  • – Webcast: How to upgrade from OpenSolaris 2008.05 to OpenSolaris 2008.11
  • – Webcast: How to upgrade an OpenSolaris image using the Package Manager GUI
  • – Webcast: How to upgrade an OpenSolaris image using the CLI (Command Line Interface)
  • – Screencast: How to Install OpenSolaris in VirtualBox
  
  
  • • Free Access to OpenSolaris Technical Essentials Guide
    This free web-based guide explains the basic and cool features of the OpenSolaris operating system. It also guides you through various resources for installing, using, administering, and distributing the OpenSolaris software. Click here to access the Free Guide.
  
  

Customize your system

• • Installing WebStack
  This section provides steps for users to install the binaries of web stack components such as Apache 2.2, MySQL 5.0, and PHP 5.2, from the OpenSolaris repository. Click here to learn more.


• • DTrace and WebStack
  After Initialization, you can customize several aspects of the Web Stack components. Click here to learn more.

Update

• • Getting Started with the Image Packaging System
  This section provides an overview of the Image Packaging System software (IPS). If you are new to Image Packaging System, this section gives you a basic understanding of IPS and the tasks that can be accomplished with IPS. Click here to learn more.


• • OpenSolaris 2008.11 Managing Boot Environments
  A boot environment is a bootable instance of an OpenSolarisTM operating system image plus any other application software packages installed into that image. You can maintain multiple boot environments on your system, and each boot environment could have different software versions installed. Click here to learn more.


• • Having problems with a particular package?
  Check out forums to get your question answered. If that doesn't solve your problem, tell us about it by filing a bug.

Develop

• • Web Stack Getting Started Guide for OpenSolaris 2008.11
  OpenSolaris OS offers complete support for developing and deploying applications for the web. Some of the most commonly used open source applications, servers, and frameworks are co-packaged and made available for the OS. These applications comprise the Web Stack and includes several open source applications that are optimized for the OpenSolaris OS. This guide will provide you all the information you need for Web Stack on OpenSolaris. Click here to learn more.


• • Getting started With Distribution Constructor
  This guide provides instructions for installing the distribution constructor and using this application to build ISO and USB images. Click here to learn more.


• • DTrace Users's Guide
  DTrace is a comprehensive dynamic tracing facility that is built into Solaris. DTrace can be used by administrators and developers, and can safely be used on live production systems. DTrace enables you to examine the behavior of user programs as well as the behavior of the operating system. Click here to learn more.