On 11/26/05, Jake Maciejewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > The latest Solaris Express and OpenSolaris give me the core features like > ZFS, but I need distros like Nexenta to deliver recent versions of GNOME, for > example. >
you can install gnome, kde or any one of at least a 1/2 dozen other window managers. ( www.blastwave.org) And still run any of the solaris/solaris express versions. > > You can use the latest packages if you like but you'll need to build them. > > If > > you want portage like support then use pkgsrc. At least you know you can run > > the unstable ones in a zone > > I can use pkgsrc on OpenSolaris if I don't want to run GNOME, KDE, Firefox, > etc., and if I want to fight to compile Xorg. portage rarely breaks even for > large packages. pkgsrc rarely works. I give them credit for supporting so > many platforms and compilers, and it works well on NetBSD, but SchilliX is > largely a no-go with pkgsrc. blastwave.org has over 1000 packages... no match for what linux/gentoo offers. But still enough to get started. James Dickens uadmin.blogspot.com > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
