> I notice that packages seem to come in three basic > flavors: Usr, Root, and Kernel. > > Can someone explain what the precise differences are? > I assume that "Usr" is a userland package, "Root" > requires root privileges, and "Kernel" is a kernel > module. But I want to confirm that.
It's about architecture and system engineering, not about versions. You have a component, a metacluster, in this case it is Samba. The "r" is the root portion of this component, payload which goes into / (usually /etc/, which is in the / filesystem). Then there is the "u" portion of the component, which goes into the /usr filesystem. Finally there is the "kr" portion of the component, which usually delivers (kernel) drivers. > And, in the case of Samba, there are several packages > available and I'm not sure which one to pick: You shouldn't pick any of them; Solaris now has a CIFS kernel module, which makes Samba obsolete, at least for file serving. Read up on it on http://docs.sun.com/ -- This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
