Nexenta is a complete GNU-based operating system built on top of the OpenSolaris kernel and runtime. The Debian system is used for software distribution and packaging to glue the numerous pieces together. However, Nexenta is not currently part of the Debian Project, nor are its packages present in the Debian database. It includes Apache, MySQL, Perl, Python, PHP, Firefox, Evolution, a software update manager, Synaptic package manager, Gaim, Abiword, administration and development utilities, editors, graphics, GNOME, interpreters, libraries, and much more.
License: Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL)
Changes:
3392 packages were ported over the two weeks of the Hardy Hackathon Fest. This includes the latest dpkg/apt, gcc, binutils, coreutils, perl, python, ruby, Qt libs, GTK libs, and more. This release is based on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Hardy Heron) and OpenSolaris b85+ (x86 32-bit and 64-bit, non-debug), with critical patches from b87, b88, and b90.
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