Jim wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been away from opensolaris for quite a while (it is my winter project).
> Anyway, I've built a file/itunes/tivo/backup server from SXDE as a Christmas
> 2007 project and stopped upgrading at SXDE snv_79a because it was stable and
> met my needs (and the weather got warm).
>
> Now that I have some time, I was looking to move to a later release.
> Unsuspecting, I ordered the 2008.05 cd and popped it in. Much to my
> surprise, I couldn't upgrade to it, as it only does fresh installs.
>
> After much googling, it doesn't look like I have any path to get to 2008.05
> beyond a wipe it/reinstall. I don't want to do this as I use the server as a
> part of my household.
>
> Is there a path to get me to a modern release of something without backing up
> or losing some of the things I've had to build/configure?
SXCE is your only choice there (for now at least).
> I had avoided SXCE as I was looking for testing and stability. If SXCE is my
> only upgrade path, are there any releases considered more stable than others.
> My goal now is to get to a level where I can run virtual box and install a
> windows print server, because I have the misfortune of having an HP
> LaserJet1022 that appears to only be Windows friendly.
You might consider the SXCE releases that correspond (roughly) to
OpenSolaris 2008.xx releases - SXCE build 86 was used as the base
for 2008.05, SXCE build 101 will be used as the base for 2008.11.
Otherwise, SXCE doesn't really have any releases that are more
special than others.
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-Alan Coopersmith- alan.coopersmith at sun.com
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
