Justin Zygmont wrote: > Hi, I am getting aquainted with solaris 10, and I have the following > questions, if anyone can help, thanks. > > 1. The docs don't seem to mention about the part where you select the > products to install: > > -Solaris 10 extra value software > -Solaris 10 Documentation > -Java Enterprise system > -solaris software companion >
You're right, they don't. That's something we should fix. Generally, if you've just downloaded the Solaris images, you won't have any of these things and can just ignore this screen. > Its actually the next screen that asks you how much to install: (entire > system, entire system OEM, etc.) > Yes, it is. > 2. When setting up slices, what is overlap? LVM? does it matter where > it is located? > By convention, slice 2 is specified as the overlap slice, which provides access to the entire disk (or Solaris fdisk partition, on x86). It's possible you'll find software that doesn't work correctly if you stray from that convention, so usually you should just leave it alone. > 3. What is the Sun X server? that's not openwindows is it? > No, it's not OpenWindows, which has been mostly retired. Generally, you'll want to use the X.org server on x86 systems, though the Sun X server is useful in some cases if you have problems with the X.org server. Dave
