04-09-2004
well seeing as im a n00b to UNIX to i can only answer a couple of your questions..
UNIX is basically the OS for mac os X like DOS is to windows however..its better LINUX is a free upgraded version of UNIX so there almost the same thing.. UNIX can be ussed for many things as a text editor and organizer you can print from UNIX and you can see many things like who has accesed your account and even host mini chats over it. some basics for UNIX you probaly should know are the 4 text editors ( for lack of a better term) they are vi, emacs , ed and pico. They all come with there own cool little things. i like using pico for typing anyways also you should know that the command rm can be used to delete or rename
EX: rm test1 (deletes file test1)
or rm test1 test2 (renames test1 to test 2)
to move around in UNIX you can use the cd command for example to move to your bin directory you could type
cd bin. opening files you should be familer with, to open a file just type open filename
as for all your other questions i do not know the answer to, hope that helps good luck
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install-solaris
install-solaris(1M) install-solaris(1M)
NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)