Lars Frantzen wrote: >> Meantime, I would strongly recommend selecting a >> layout such as: >> >> 10 GB for / >> 10 GB for Live Upgrade alternate root (add more of >> these depending on >> how many different releases you might want to play >> around with) >> rest for add-on software or other storage >> > > Thanks, Dave. I already did a new install, but did not realise the need for > the Live Upgrade.. Hope there are other ways to upgrade the system. For the > moment I am quite happy with the installation, Solaris Express 10/06 was > the only OS (let away Windows, which I haven't tried) which recognised all > the hardware of my new work-PC. Every Linux I tried failed immediately > (only FreeBSD did a good job).
You don't have to use Live Upgrade, but it's usually a better option, especially with Solaris Express, as you have the option to easily switch back to an older build if an upgrade turns out to cause you problems. Dave
