Brand new to Sun / Unix

Brand new to Sun / Unix

Post by PCa » Tue, 04 May 2004 06:17:52



I'm actually exctied to learn Unix, since I've been a Mac junkie and
with OSX out now, I must learn..!!

I just downloaded the free Sun Solaris x86 and started to install it
on a PC.  My problem is I have no manuals, and can't afford the $95
for the CD pack.

Can someone post me a link to some on-line documentation for this
installation?  I'm having some troubles and have no idea what to do.
The Sun website is confusing to me, since I do not know what half of
the *is.

Thanks, appreciate it...

PCas

 
 
 

Brand new to Sun / Unix

Post by j.. » Tue, 04 May 2004 06:25:01



> I'm actually exctied to learn Unix, since I've been a Mac junkie and
> with OSX out now, I must learn..!!

> I just downloaded the free Sun Solaris x86 and started to install it
> on a PC.  My problem is I have no manuals, and can't afford the $95
> for the CD pack.

> Can someone post me a link to some on-line documentation for this
> installation?  I'm having some troubles and have no idea what to do.
> The Sun website is confusing to me, since I do not know what half of
> the *is.

You'd probably get better help if you were more specific about what
you're having problems with, but Sun documentation is in general
available on http://www.veryComputer.com/

I'm guessing you want http://www.veryComputer.com/

Joe
--
If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going
to stop them.
  - Yogi Berra

 
 
 

Brand new to Sun / Unix

Post by Dave Uhrin » Tue, 04 May 2004 07:32:40



> I'm actually exctied to learn Unix, since I've been a Mac junkie and
> with OSX out now, I must learn..!!

> I just downloaded the free Sun Solaris x86 and started to install it
> on a PC.  My problem is I have no manuals, and can't afford the $95
> for the CD pack.

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/unoff_install/
http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/littleAdmin.html
 
 
 

Brand new to Sun / Unix

Post by Alan Coopersmit » Tue, 04 May 2004 10:54:04



|Can someone post me a link to some on-line documentation for this
|installation?  I'm having some troubles and have no idea what to do.

From another thread just posted in this group:
  You should have gotten instructions when you downloaded it from Sun's
  website.  Beyond those, you may want to read:
        http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/unoff_install/

  and if that's not enough, look for more help at:
        http://docs.sun.com/
        http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/
        http://www.sunhelp.org/
        http://www.solaris-x86.org/

--
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  Working for, but definitely not speaking for, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

 
 
 

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