OpenSolaris revs up for competition

September 25, 2007 | Solaris | By: admin

This morning I installed Solaris 10 build 72 on a vmware Fusion guest OS on Mac OS X. I was surprised by the new installer application. It's a completely different experience compared to before. Frankly, the new installation program can now compete against the user-friendliness of Ubuntu.

Solaris 10 b72 Screen 6

In less than a dozen windows, I have Solaris 10 up and running. However, it would have been better if the install is completely without the console or command-line interface (only took 3 or 4 questions before the GUI kicked in).

Solaris 10 b72 Screen 1

Solaris 10 b72 Screen 9

Generally, it is a pleasant experience and if this is a taste of what is to come when Project Indiana's done, then I'd say "Let there be HackItSolaris". :)


Comments

Comment from Jim Grisanzio
Time September 26, 2007 at 7:59 am

I’m glad you liked the new install. I did, too. :) It’s just the first iteration of the new Solaris installer, so check back again for more updates.

Comment from SW
Time September 26, 2007 at 10:55 am

Minor correction… I think that’s not Solaris 10 b72, but Solaris Nevada b72.

Comment from Andreas
Time September 26, 2007 at 11:20 am

i;m surprised HackItSolaris.com is not taken by now ;)

Comment from Rom
Time September 29, 2007 at 1:19 am

Thanks, SW. It is indeed Solaris Nevada B72… but hey, it is still Solaris. :)

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