Introduction to Solaris 10

Recently, I need to do something under Solaris. So I started to learn this long-awaited OS. This article records the beginner process:

01. Installation
The installation process is relatively simple. If you have installed the Linux-like operating system, it should be easily done. During the installation process (vmware6.0), I encountered two problems:
A: Because windwos XP 32 bits installed on my host OS, but my CPU is amd athlon 64x2 dual, the Solaris Guest OS after installation runs in 64-Bit mode, the error message is: the 64 bits Guest OS Operating System cannot run on the 32bits Host OS, and the user is required to modify the configuration, modify the VMware configuration file (*. vmx. Add the following line:
Monitor_control.disable_longmode = 1
This row indicates that the long mode is disabled and Solaris runs in 32bit mode. In this way, you can start it correctly.
B: After the system is started, it cannot enter the X interface.
You need to call the/usr/X11/bin/xorgconfig program to configure the X environment. There are many problems in the configuration process. Follow the prompts to complete the configuration. If you are not sure, you can select the default value or a conservative value.

02. Terminal)
After successfully entering the Solaris desktop environment, my first step is to find a terminal because I am used to the Linux Command Line, so I don't know how to work without a terminal. :) I found a circle in the Start menu and didn't find it. Finally, find/usr/dt/bin/dtterm and run the dtterm using the run application... menu (equivalent to the Windows running menu. Finally, I am familiar with the command line. It's really kind. :) the first few characters of the command are habitually input, and then press the tab key. What is the expected command completion? After reading the shell, the SH is used. It seems that only bash supports the tab command to complete the full function, so switch to bash and OK. The tab key command completion function is available! Finally, there is a bit of taste ~

03. Software Installation
After Solaris is installed, it is found that many software are not installed. You need to manually install the software and check the information. It seems that there is no Yum similar to fedora, for Network Installation Tools such as apt-Get of ubuntu/debain, you must install them manually. As follows:
Method 1: source code-based Installation
Not many, Linux is similar; execute #./configure; Make; make install;
Method 2: install the software package
The Solaris software package is packaged in *. GZ. You can download the required software package from a website such as the http://www.sunfreeware.com, and install it as follows (assuming the installation package is a.gz ):
# Gzip-D a.gz
# Pkgadd-D

(This is written today and is updated continuously)