Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
Sridhar this will help you: http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html What you have posted below tells me nothing about what you are trying to achieve. If you are too lazy to ask a question in a way that makes it easy for others to help you. frankly, others will just ignore your posts. If your problem is that their software is not packaged for OpenSolaris you can do either: 1 - Port it yourself 2 - Ask them to to it for you Che On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 02:36, sridhar wrote: > specific case:http://www.taskcoach.org/download.html > http://www.taskcoach.org/download.html > debian packages(for debian and ubuntu) RPM packages (fedora and rpm based > linux distros) rpm packages. > Sorry i did not specify the exact usecase thinking that there will be few > articles for available source variants(i think it may be several based on > the language they used.) > -- > This message posted from opensolaris.org > ___ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
i have to know the apps/programs needed to install the sources. i have to install those apps. i have to go thru the commands and their functionality. i have to then use them on the source in my home dir (where i am truly free to do the things i want. It is as if i am restricted only to my bedroom with attached restroom leaving all other portions of my house to outsiders. This is funny, but neither insulting and nor patronizing. but it is good way to make others with different views to know my feelings.) If i want to copy the source to different directory, execute there and copy the binary disto to another dir, i have to go thru lot of cui commands to get permissions. In windows, i can not even install such a thing. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
specific case:http://www.taskcoach.org/download.html http://www.taskcoach.org/download.html debian packages(for debian and ubuntu) RPM packages (fedora and rpm based linux distros) rpm packages. Sorry i did not specify the exact usecase thinking that there will be few articles for available source variants(i think it may be several based on the language they used.) -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
Opensolaris is probably easier to install than any Linux distribution I've ever used, certainly easier than any of the big 3 BSDs. Sure binary packages don't exist for every package under the sun (no pun intended) yet, but most apps are pretty straightforward compiles. If you lack the technical expertise to do that, you'll just have to wait until someone is generous enough to do it for you and publish their results. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
Sridhar, I hope I am not too blunt in saying this but you would do well to first take the effort to Google for your answers before asking others to do it for you, i.e if you want documentation for opensolaris, google "opensolaris documentation". There are a lot of folks who love to help, but, like you have limited amounts of time dedicated to providing free support. Be adventurous and just give OpenSolaris a try, play around, click on things, install things, change things google for your questions...if you can't find answers feel free to ask. Che On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 20:25, sridhar wrote: > I am posting this as linus torvald (at least if you recognise him as one of > the several system programmers is okay with me) tells something about > installation of operating systems. But, I think it will hold good for all > kinds of applications. > http://news.oreilly.com/2008/07/linux-torvalds-on-linux-distri.html > Go thru what linus torvalds tell about ease of installation. > I copy pasted 2 and third paras of grey coloured portion of interview page. > "And when it comes to distributions, ease of installation has actually been > one of my main issues - I'm a technical person, but I have a very specific > area of interest, and I don't want to fight the rest. So the only > distributions I have actively avoided are the ones that are known to be > "overly technical" - like the ones that encourage you to compile your own > programs etc. > > Yeah, I can do it, but it kind of defeats the whole point of a distribution > for me. So I like the ones that have a name of being easy to use. I've never > used plain Debian, for example, but I like Ubuntu. And before Debian people > attack me - yeah, I know, I know, it's supposedly much simpler and easier to > install these days. But it certainly didn't use to be, so I never had any > reason to go for it." > -- > This message posted from opensolaris.org > ___ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
I am posting this as linus torvald (at least if you recognise him as one of the several system programmers is okay with me) tells something about installation of operating systems. But, I think it will hold good for all kinds of applications. http://news.oreilly.com/2008/07/linux-torvalds-on-linux-distri.html Go thru what linus torvalds tell about ease of installation. I copy pasted 2 and third paras of grey coloured portion of interview page. "And when it comes to distributions, ease of installation has actually been one of my main issues - I'm a technical person, but I have a very specific area of interest, and I don't want to fight the rest. So the only distributions I have actively avoided are the ones that are known to be "overly technical" - like the ones that encourage you to compile your own programs etc. Yeah, I can do it, but it kind of defeats the whole point of a distribution for me. So I like the ones that have a name of being easy to use. I've never used plain Debian, for example, but I like Ubuntu. And before Debian people attack me - yeah, I know, I know, it's supposedly much simpler and easier to install these days. But it certainly didn't use to be, so I never had any reason to go for it." -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
1) Use as much as possible apps from official repositories or some third party repositories 2) If it's not enough then consider using some virtualization 3) If it's still not enough then learn how to compile apps on OpenSolaris, how to prepare apps for IPS in OpenSolaris and so on -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
There are a number of ways you can achieve this on OpenSolaris using virtualbox, xvm, zones, wine etc. you will need to provide an actual specific use case to the list if you want pointed information about this. On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 17:40, sridhar wrote: > How to install / setup applications (that are intended for > unix/linux/bsd/debian/novell, etc) from internet? > -- > This message posted from opensolaris.org > ___ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
[osol-discuss] install apps intended for other unix variants
How to install / setup applications (that are intended for unix/linux/bsd/debian/novell, etc) from internet? -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
