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Solaris offers both the Solaris OS release and the open-source OpenSolaris OS.

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OpenSolaris OS is full of unique features like the new Image Packaging System (IPS), ZFS as the default filesystem, DTrace-enabled packages for extreme observability and performance tuning, and many more. Find the latest tools, technologies, and platforms to create applications for the Solaris OS, Java application platforms, and Web 2.0.

• Install the OpenSolaris OS. To keep your current operating system, see the Multiboot section.
  
  
• Demos
  
  • DualBoot Laptop Installation IntroductionDemo
  • Backing Up Your LaptopDemo
  • Paritioning Your DiskDemo
    
    
• Other Resources
  
  • Resources for Running the Solaris OS on a Laptop.
  • See also: Installing OpenSolaris on a laptop - Vladimir Kotal created a Simple Solaris Installation slide presentation for the CZOSU Boot Camp
  • Additonal device drivers for Solaris on x86 platforms are listed on the Solaris-x86 web site.
    
    
• Multiboot
  
  • Creating a Multi-Boot Disk for Machines With AMD Opteron Processors
  • Multi-booting solaris and other operating systems by Mariusz Zynel

Get Solaris 10 OS

The Solaris 10 Operating System comes with integrated developer tools, integrated Sun Java Enterprise System components, the Sun Java Desktop System, and some of the most popular free and open source software packages. You can download it for free or purchase its media for a minimal amount. The OpenSolaris Project is the open source counterpart to the Solaris 10 OS and is geared toward developers who want to improve the operating system.
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Install Solaris 10 OS

• The Solaris 10 Release and Installation Collection offers detailed information on how to install the Solaris OS. For additional help, see Solaris 10 Operating System Self-Help Guide. * Note: Installing the Solaris OS as described in the preceding resource wipes out any other operating system you have on your computer. To keep your current operating system, see the Multiboot section below.
• Solaris on x86 Platforms
  • Resources for Running the Solaris OS on a Laptop.
  • Quick Install: The Solaris 10 1/06 OS on x64/x86 Systems.
  • Check for your system or hardware on Sun's Hardware Compatibility List. Can't find it? Use the Hardware Certification Test Suite to test your system's compatibility, or try installing it. In either case, please submit a report to Sun Microsystems.
  • See also: Installing Solaris 9 OS, x86 Platform Edition - One User's Experience and Unofficial Installation Guide for the Solaris OS on x86 Systems.
  • Installing OpenSolaris on a laptop - Vladimir Kotal created a Simple Solaris Installation slide presentation for the CZOSU Boot Campe
  • Available device drivers for Solaris on x86 platforms are listed on the Solaris-x86 web site.
  • Multiboot
  • Quad Boot With Windows, Sun Java Desktop System, and the Solaris Operating System
  • Creating a Multi-Boot Disk for Machines With AMD Opteron Processors
  • Multi-booting solaris and other operating systems by Mariusz Zynel

Get Sun Studio

Sun Studio software comes with high-performance compilers for developing C, C++, and Fortran applications for the Solaris OS on SPARC and x86 platforms. It also includes command-line tools and an integrated development environment (IDE) for program performance analysis and debugging mixed C, C++, and Java technology-based applications. This compatible code development environment includes source compatibility with gcc, Visual C++, C99, OpenMP, and Fortran 2003.

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Install Sun Studio

Refer to Sun Studio Documentation