[TriLUG] Making Solaris "feel" like Linux?

[Roy Vestal]

I would suggest you get a copy of Solaris for Intel and use it at home for 
a while to get the comfort. I have it working on a Toshiba laptop and it 
works fine. Also, there is a guide to Unix Systems and a System 
Administrators guide that I'll try and remember to send to the list on 
Monday When I get back to the shop.

On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Scott Chilcote wrote:

> Geoff Purdy wrote:
> > I've been working almost exclusively with Linux at home and
> > at work for the past two years.  I recently changed jobs and
> > my new employer is a Solaris shop.  Since I've grown
> > comfortable with Linux, I'm wondering what I can do to give
> > Solaris a similar feel.
> > 
> > I don't have root on any of the unix systems at work so I'm
> > limited in the software I can install (i.e.  I can't install
> > XFree86 or GNU ls).
> > 
> > An obvious first step was to switch my shell to bash. 
> > Anyone care to share other tips?  Thanks.
> 
> Hi Geoff,
> 
> You're really only limited by the disk space you have in your home 
> directory.  I used a Solaris system up until 2000 and was able to build 
> a lot of the applications I normally use in Linux.
> 
> Although you can download these tools directly from gnu.org, Sun also 
> has a freeware tools site:
> 
>     http://www.sunfreeware.com/
> 
> You can build a lot of the GNU tools in your home directory.  During the 
> configuration step, just use
> 
>     ./configure --prefix=$HOME
> 
> Or if you prefer, a common subdirectory.
> 
> I strongly recommend installing GCC for building the GNU tools.  The 
> stock C compiler on the Solaris versions I used (up to 2.7) was just 
> sufficient to compile the kernel and not much else.  A binary version of 
> GCC (such as from sunfreeware) is a good start, but I recommend just 
> using it to build your own GCC.  Search for "bootstrap" in "info gcc".
> 
> I was able to build Enlightenment and quite a bit of Gnome under Solaris 
> 2.6.  The great shortcoming was the number of available colors, which 
> was pegged at 256 on the hardware I had.  It was still running Solaris 
> underneath.  I don't know which I enjoyed more; having a much improved 
> development system, or the sighs I used to get from the sysadmins who 
> happened to look in my cube  ;-)
> 
> If you plan to use the GNU tools for development on Solaris, there are 
> some more issues that need to be resolved.  Let me know if this is the case.
> 
> Best of luck.
> 
>       Scott C.
> 
> 
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Roy Vestal
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I'm not a geek, I just play one on tv.
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