How to install OpenSolaris
OpenSolaris is an open source project created by Sun Microsystems to build a developer community around Solaris technology. It is aimed at developers, system administrators and users who want to develop and improve operating systems. As of June 2007, more than 60,000 community members are registered on opensolaris.org with around 2,000 members being employed by Sun Microsystems. An active OpenSolaris User Group is now growing worldwide, and dozens of OpenSolaris technology communities and projects are being opened on opensolaris.org.
OpenSolaris is derived from the Unix System V Release 4 codebase, and has significant modifications made by Sun since it bought the rights to the codebase in 1994. It is the only open source System V derivative available. Open sourced components are snapshots of the latest Solaris release under development. Future versions of Solaris will be based on technology from the OpenSolaris project
This tutorial will show you step by step how to do the installation of open solaris. sun has made installing open solaris very easy.
Download a copy of open solaris at http://www.opensolaris.com/
As usual, burn the iso image with your favorite burning tool and boot up on it.
Select OpenSolaris 2008.05 from the list menu and then wait for the CD to load…
When it prompts you choose the desired keyboard layout (default is US English) and wait for the GNOME desktop to appear.
Double click the Install OpenSolaris icon and hit the ‘Next’ button when the installation wizard appears.
You’ll arrive at the partitioning screen. By default, the OpenSolaris installer will let you select a partition and its size (for advanced users only), but I recommend you select the “Use the whole disk” option. Remember that this will ERASE the whole hard drive, therefore it is better to install it on an empty hard disk! You have been warned!.
Select your time zone, date and time…
Set the default language support and locale specific data formats…
Now, you can input a root (System Administrator) password and create a user account for yourself:
Review your installation settings and hit the ‘Install’ button to install OpenSolaris:
Wait for the installation process to finish…
…and reboot your computer!
The system will restart and you’ll see the OpenSolaris log-in prompt in a few seconds, enter the username and password you have created earlier and enjoy a fast and modern Solaris operating system.
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