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Operating Systems Solaris Ubuntu 10.04 LTS vs Solaris 10 Post 302571170 by Marcus Aurelius on Sunday 6th of November 2011 01:03:58 PM

11-06-2011

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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS vs Solaris 10

Hello,

I am considering Ubuntu 10.04 (ubuntu-10.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso) and also Solaris 10 (sol-10-u10-ga2-x86-dvd.iso) for different hardware applications and I had a few questions.

The hardware on my laptop is:
HP Pavilion dv4 2045-dx x64 laptop
AMD Turion(tm) II Dual-Core Mobile M500
CPU capacity: 2200MHz - RAM: size: 4GiB

The server is a HP Proliant DL380 server, dual CPU, haven't fired it up yet, so I don't know all the stats.

I have used Ubuntu 11.04 (on this laptop) and liked it. However, I am doing a fresh install, and was considering the most stable 10.04 LTS. Is there any advantage (for laptop application) when it comes to picking 10.04 LTS rather than some other version? I tested 11.10 but it was way to buggy for me. I also like the ubuntu community for support.

I'm considering 10.04 LTS for the Proliant DL380 server. I will run virtual host with multiple servers on this device. VMWare Virtual Server. I will be setting up two Cisco routers 1811W. I will be using it for CCNA practice and video transcoding as well. It will be hosting applications for 6 dumb terminals as well, connected to a NAS, and VPN to remote sites.
I have never used Solaris, and have been considering Solaris as the alternative to Ubuntu on this server. Both the server and the laptop will be hardened to some extent, and I am configuring with security in mind. I had heard that Solaris security is preferable to Ubuntu; I have already heard the argument's about admin ignorance, so I'm not knocking Ubuntu, or trying to say Solaris is better.
How is solaris from a laptop/desktop user perspective? Are there lots of new app solutions coming out for a myriad of different problems users face in Solaris like there are in Ubuntu?
If I have a HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 wireless multi-function printer which I will be using for both will I have trouble utilizing it in Solaris? Is Xsane the best scanner app these days for both environments?

What suggestions and direction can you provide for this setup, and if I choose Solaris for the server and Ubuntu for the laptop, will interaction be a challenge? Also Win 7 will be in a VM on the laptop, does anyone know of a way to Jail the win7 VM in ubuntu?

Any good tutorials on jailing the win7VM, and hardening ubuntu and solaris?

Thanks.

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