Pradhap Devarajan wrote: > For Solaris you need the whole set of CD's for installation. There is > no 'apt-get' kind of tool which would allow to install rest of the > packages after minimal set of packages installed. > > However Solaris Express (old installer) allows you to have packages > located at HTTP / FTP / NFS location . So while installing from first > CD it asks for package location. But there is no online HTTP / FTP > repository that you can point it to . If you have two machines you can > copy all the contents of DVD into a NFS / FTP / HTTP location and pass > it on while installing Solaris. > > If your worried about downloading you can order DVD from > http://get.opensolaris.org/ . > > ~ Pradhap.D > > On 10/10/07, * belahcene* <abelahcene at gmail.com > <mailto:abelahcene at gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi, > I am very new to solaris system, I use debian, sometimes I need > to migrate to solaris. > Can I get opensolaris on ONE CD (DVD is to big for me), just to > practice and learn. > I tried to install the onlive belenix 0.6.1, I have a problem to > boot after installation, there is a bug in the grub loader, I > consulted the www.sun.com/msg/SUNOS-8000-AK > <http://www.sun.com/msg/SUNOS-8000-AK>, I followed exactly the > procedure, the problem remains the same. > > So I left for a while belenix, and look for another one. > > Can I use just the first CD of solaris express and complete it > later "a-la-debian" with package tool ? > > Thanks > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org <http://opensolaris.org> > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-help mailing list > opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org > <mailto:opensolaris-help at opensolaris.org> > > Thanks for reply,
You mean that I haven't the rest of CD available somewhere I can't install the system, even a minimum!! Is there an answer for the second question ( installing belenix have you an idea), please best regards bela
