Paul Gress wrote: > Dave Miner wrote: >> Paul Gress wrote: >>> Dave Miner wrote: >>>> Ross Smith wrote: >>>>> In that case, do you mind if I ask what sxce is for? Is it something >>>>> that's going to gradually be retired? >>>>> >>>> >>>> A fair question that we had hoped to communicate about already, look >>>> for announcements about this to come out soon. Yes, SXCE will be >>>> retired before long. Its only current purpose from Sun's >>>> perspective is that our test infrastructure is still converting to >>>> use the OpenSolaris technologies, so our automated testing is still >>>> largely conducted using SXCE. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Will there be an upgrade path from SXCE to Opensolaris? I really do >>> not not want to reinstall all applications and setup my desktop again. >> >> Nothing is planned for SXCE -> OpenSolaris. There are several blog >> entries where some have noted the process they used in transitioning; >> most involve using zfs send streams to save off your home directory >> and other data, then restoring them after the installation. >> >> Dave >> > > > I was afraid there would be no upgrade path. When I first started with > SXCE I remember it stated. Looks like I'll just save my .gnome*, > .gconfd, .gconf directories to a memory stick. Going from Gnome 2.26 to > 2.26 shouldn't hopefully cause any problems. Then I'll go over the list > of installed software and compare for re-installment. It wouldn't hurt > if someone designed a script for help (saving desktop entries and > numerous config files changed, similar to an upgrade). > > For Opensolaris installs, have they added an option for compression?
Not yet; but there are blog entries about how you can enable compression at install time. Cheers, -- Shawn Walker
