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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Stick with Solaris 10 or try something else? Post 81256 by rhfrommn on Wednesday 17th of August 2005 04:35:06 PM

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Your question is perilously close to violating the "no OS wars" rule, but since you asked for a suggestion related to one particular thing (suitability for general home usage) I'll give an answer.

Solaris 10 is probably not a great choice for home usage. Especially if you are interested in gaming. There is only a tiny fraction of games which will run "out of the box" on Solaris. You'd be compiling from source constantly to get games running. Hardware support is also an issue - if you want to use Solaris you're best off trying to buy/build a machine where all the components meet Sun's Hardware Compatibility List. For a server that isn't too big a deal since you don't have to worry about graphics cards, audio, and lots of other stuff you'll want to use on a home machine.

You might want to try any of the varieties of Linux. Hardware compatibility is better for sure, there are many more options for games, and finding help for home usage online will be easier than for Solaris. Most Solaris information you find will be related to server/business use.

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suninstall

suninstall(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    suninstall(1M)

NAME

       suninstall - install the Solaris operating system

SYNOPSIS

       suninstall

DESCRIPTION

       install-solaris(1M) is now the preferred command for starting and restarting the Solaris Installation program. It should be used instead of
       suninstall. suninstall is symbolically linked to install-solaris.

       suninstall is a forms-based and graphical subsystem for installing the operating system.

       suninstall exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should only be invoked from there. Refer to the Solaris 10 Instal-
       lation Guide: Basic Installations for more details.

       suninstall allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. suninstall loads the software available on the installa-
       tion media. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for disk space requirements.

USAGE

       Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information on the various menus and selections.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcdrom (Solaris  instal-  |
       |			     |lation media)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       pkginfo(1), install(1M), install-solaris(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)

       Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations

NOTES

       It is advisable to exit suninstall by means of the exit options in the suninstall menus.

SunOS 5.10							    9 Sep 2004							    suninstall(1M)