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Nexenta Alpha 5 released!


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I just upgaded my 4 box to 5 with apt-get upgrade/dist-upgrade which took it from opensolaris build 36-40 which is pretty cool!

 

Anyone that wants to try some of the cool stuff in solaris but like apt-get ala debian/ubuntu than you should check it out :)

 

http://www.gnusolaris.org/gswiki/Download

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All I have to say is WOW!

 

This is very responsive desktop, solaris kernel/dtrace/zfs........ love it!

 

Biggest downside that I like to play in is zones and they don't have support for it :(

 

f-spot doesn't work, missing dbus-sharp, but the dir is still updating with packages.

 

http://www.gnusolaris.org/dapper.status

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And would you need to recompile all the software (not in the repos) or would software wich runs on normal dapper/debian linux also run

 

You would need to recomple, but pretty much everything is there, or getting there...

 

Normal packages available in APT repository: 11882

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nexenta was looking really good, i loved the setup of the installer and how it utilised screen to provide a terminal and bastet - bastard tetris.

 

nice setup, looks good, seems to work well. but I was dissappointed by the lack of any evident power managment or wpa support. without either of these, it's not much use on my test box - my laptop. There was no documentation for either on the website, none evident in the distro, and I found no packages to provide either in it's repositories.

 

Looks like it's back to linux again.

 

James

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  • 1 month later...

I should have mentioned that zones have been avaialble and I have used them and they work, cheers Dev's :)

 

http://www.gnusolaris.org/gswiki/ErastBenson/Nexenta_Zones

 

Package count: APT repository: 12007

... in addition one could run any native Solaris binaries and applications just fine!

 

That might sound like much to most, but if you run Solaris regulary like I do than its very awesome!!!

 

 

 

 

I don't put much stock in distrowatch counter, however this is pretty cool

 

http://uadmin.blogspot.com/2006/07/nexenta...lar-distro.html

 

little review:

 

http://hip2b2.yutivo.org/2006/07/10/nexent...ubuntu-userland

 

 

 

Somebody here should install this and review it from a new users percpective that has never touched Solaris or not much anyway.....artic.... ;) ;)

 

 

 

Oh, ipy mentioned docs which is true, not a lot there, however you can always look here:

 

http://www.opensolaris.org/os/

Communitys and Projects

 

or look at ubuntu/debian docs

 

Kind of depends on what kind of docs you need I guess.

 

Also, I would run *unstable* to get the latest greatest and goodies, you are running an Alpha so why not eh?

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jlc, are the commands and directory structure of nexenta and the pure Solaris OS the same or there is a slight difference.. or this nexenta is just like linux, but just uses different kernel.. ?

 

Im asking coz, I might encounter a pure solaris system which I have'nt yet as presently...

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I just burned the live-CD and I am posting from it now. First comments: It detects most if not all of my hardware o far but this live-CD is

 

 

s l o o o o o w. :D

 

 

 

Let|s hope that the full install is faster. If not, you will read my review not before christmas eve. :lol:

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jlc, are the commands and directory structure of nexenta and the pure Solaris OS the same or there is a slight difference.. or this nexenta is just like linux, but just uses different kernel.. ?

 

Im asking coz, I might encounter a pure solaris system which I have'nt yet as presently...

 

Pretty much the same, System 5 type stuff, same dir structure (for the most part) and commands and stuff. Some things will be different, kind of like going from one distro to the next.

 

I just burned the live-CD and I am posting from it now. First comments: It detects most if not all of my hardware o far but this live-CD is

 

 

s l o o o o o w. :D

 

 

 

Let|s hope that the full install is faster. If not, you will read my review not before christmas eve. :lol:

 

 

LiveCD's are never good for performance comparison of how something will run imo :)

 

 

Just install it and see how it does :P

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erk.. default install has these open ports..

 

PORT STATE SERVICE

22/tcp open ssh

23/tcp open telnet

25/tcp open smtp

111/tcp open rpcbind

139/tcp open netbios-ssn

445/tcp open microsoft-ds

587/tcp open submission

4045/tcp open lockd

 

wow, when opening the services settings... so many services are running.. I really have to read more about its docu...

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ok, not only am lost because its gnome... but because its not linux.. its solaris :huh:

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