On Fri, 16 Jun 2006, David J. Orman wrote: > So, I can click a button/type a command, and have Solaris install mysql > 5.0.22, the latest/least buggy/most secure version of postgresql, latest/most > stable/etc apache, php 5, all the php5 modules I want, etc.
OKayyyyyyy. > If I can't, then Solaris is already behind just about every linux distro out > there, and the *bsds in terms of usability. > > Exampe, Ubuntu (as noted in my comment): > > apt-get install apache2 > apt-get install php5 > apt-get install php5-moduleiwant > apt-get install mysql > apt-get install postgresql > etc.. these might not be the real package names, but it really is that easy. > > freebsd: > > portinstall apache2 > portinstall php5 > portinstall mysql5 > portinstall postgresql8 > > etc.. > > management is easy too: > > pkg_version -v > pkg_delete apache2-2.404840whatever > > etc... > > Solaris has nothing like this, it's quite plain and obvious. You've Yes it does. Have you not heard of Blastwave.org? -- Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA, OpenSolaris CAB member President, Rite Online Inc. Voice: +1 (250) 979-1638 URL: http://www.rite-group.com/rich _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
