Get Free Sun OpenSolaris CD

hmm... already got 2 CDs.

Any way, thanks for the information.

Ordering now!

Gr8.. Apart from being free disc, its a live cd..

Thanks. Ordering

Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the info.
Ordered

Thanks for the info.
Ordering.

Wow. Thanks a lot. Was pondering for days if have to download it off Sun.

i ve got it but the live cd is not working in my system..
the installer is ok., working..
is there any fault of open solaris?
belenix is working

i've got the cd today, not used it till now............
it has no fancy packaging but i got the cd in good condition

Thats good... Try it...

^^ its not for desktop and Pentium users right ? who own 32 bit platoform PCs

Wow.. thanks for the info.. Ordering rightaway..

Already posted on this forum before.
Ordered twice , but didn't get any. Same was the case with Oracle unbreakable linux.

Ordered
I just LOVE official artwork-ed CDs of distros

MetalheadGautham said:

I just LOVE official artwork-ed CDs of distros

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Me too.

Tried it and installed it on the system in July.. a big irony that it doesn't has OpenOffice.Org as SUN is behind this office suite..

^^ how is it as compared to Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.0.4 ? Plz tell in detail regd points like user frndliness,softwares n drivers available etc

Its the same as Ubuntu I beleive ..nothing new ....
Read here *rohandhruva.blogspot.com/2008/05/opensolaris-200805-review.html

have many of these, given at our college seminars by SVPs ! Sun's Valuable Professionals ! LOL ! I mean Sun Student partners... there are no SVPs !!

I am really dont know about OPen Solaris..

anybody have a thread to OpenSolaris..

Betruger said:

I am really dont know about OPen Solaris..

anybody have a thread to OpenSolaris..

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you don't know about OpenSolaris ? Then this disc is not for you.

MetalheadGautham said:

Then this disc is not for you.

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Hey.. thats right. i really dont want this disc..
i think. you didnt understand my question..
i want to know about opensolaris.. so i have called others for some threads relating to Open solaris..
do you know..

Betruger said:

Hey.. thats right. i really dont want this disc..
i think. you didnt understand my question..
i want to know about opensolaris.. so i have called others for some threads relating to Open solaris..
do you know..

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Its an advanced server grade operating system made by Sun Microsystems. Its one of the most advanced OSes out there, and has this very cool file system called ZFS. It doesn't have enough software for desktop use, and thats its main drawback. However, its an awssome server.

oh.. is there any site/ebook/ to learn basic opensolaris..


anyhow.. thanks for quick reply...

*www.sun.com/software/solaris/
*opensolaris.org/os/

Is there a KDE version, excuse the noobness butis KDE even available for openSolaris?
What are the other DE options?

wow!! gr8...thanx for the info.

am ordering right away.....this will be my first try on Opensolaris

thnx fr sharing.........

Thanks for shring.

Desktop New linux users:
Stay away from SunSolaris..Its not much use for Desktop

hehe yeah
many people don't know solaris !
came before Linux.

esumitkumar said:

Desktop New linux users:
Stay away from SunSolaris..Its not much use for Desktop

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Yep, Solaris is used on Servers.
Bsnl servers run on Solaris

Thanks for sharing..

I got my cd on monday. That was within 2 weeks.

But Solaris as a server rocks and it can be useful for people who work on solaris servers.

I got a mail stating that the CD was dispatched on 30/9/2008 from United States first class mail service. Any idea when can I expect it to be delivered to Bangalore ?

I got mine within 2 weeks.. sometime in june.

carp, don't ask for DVDs unless you really use it.

Are there any benchmarks for capabilities of Solaris as a server ? I want to see how it performs against FreeBSD, Debian-GNU/Linux, Gentoo/Linux and Slackware, which are the other server OSes.

AFAIK, Solaris servers are also very stable. At least compared to Windows

Garbage said:

AFAIK, Solaris servers are also very stable. At least compared to Windows

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Compared to windows even macintosh is stable. But I asked compared to FreeBSD, Debian, Gentoo and Slackware.

link :

Sun is giving away OpenSolaris Live CD For FREE! .It even covers the media & shipping charges. you will get CD delivered at your doorstep with 2-5weeks of ordering. best part is you don't have to pay a single penny for this.OpenSolaris 2008.05 for x86 is available to use free of charge.
Order Form - Request for Free CD
The Free CD will be shipped via United States First Class mail and could take 2-5weeks before it reaches you so if you want it fast then download it from OpenSolaris - Download Page.

Got mine a few days ago.
Have to try it, but busy in exams.

I got mine on Monday within 2 weeks. The packaging was pathetic but thankfully that didn't damage the disc.

Pearl Groupz said:

link :

Sun is giving away OpenSolaris Live CD For FREE! .It even covers the media & shipping charges. you will get CD delivered at your doorstep with 2-5weeks of ordering. best part is you don't have to pay a single penny for this.OpenSolaris 2008.05 for x86 is available to use free of charge.

The OpenSolaris 2008.05 Live CD makes it simple to boot to a fully functional desktop environment, including Firebox and Thunderbird, without the need to install onto your system. After familiarizing yourself with the OpenSolaris environment, you can then choose to install it onto your disk. Once installed, you can connect to the OpenSolaris Package Repository to install additional software at OpenSolaris.org.​

Order Form - Request for Free CD
The Free CD will be shipped via United States First Class mail and could take 2-5weeks before it reaches you so if you want it fast then download it from OpenSolaris - Download Page.

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err... WHY did you copy Gary's blog post here ?

Hey i got the DVD in jan this year...even i got the netbeans DVD...it was also free

^^It would be for solaris developer edition.

MetalheadGautham said:

Compared to windows even macintosh is stable. But I asked compared to FreeBSD, Debian, Gentoo and Slackware.

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arch ftw

kumarmohit said:

Is there a KDE version, excuse the noobness butis KDE even available for openSolaris?
What are the other DE options?

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everything is a
./configure
make
make install
away

thanx for sharing bro.

sry 4 dely, but me got mine on 10/10/2008.

^^I too got on the same date in my third attempt.

just received yesterday! taking a long time to load in ma laptop

^^Be happy that at least it's loading. It's not working in my PC.

Got it daybefore yesterday , checked it with my laptop , Display was detected properly and drivers loaded but no ethernet or Wifi drivers worked with it .. have to check it on my computer on my next reboot. root account is not enabled by default.

It makes little or no point in getting OpenSolaris when Solaris itself is opensource and free IMO. Whats the difference ?

screenshot guys ?

MetalheadGautham said:

It makes little or no point in getting OpenSolaris when Solaris itself is opensource and free IMO. Whats the difference ?

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OpenSolaris comes as a LiveCD and main audiance is new guys wanting to try our solaris , where as Solaris is for intermediate to advanced users as well as enterprise users.

T159 said:

screenshot guys ?

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*www.thecodingstudio.com/opensource/linux/screenshots/index.php?os=opensolaris

Ordered..Thanks.....

2 months passed not got yet...
lets give second chance...

haha, I had ordered around October and still didn't get.

^ Niaaaaa

I got the latest release within 2 weeks of ordering