My [tag]Ubuntu[/tag] died yesterday. I updated the system through the Ubuntu Update Manager, everything went smoothly, no error messages whatsoever. After a reboot, I logged and BAM, no aplication worked in [tag]Gnome[/tag]. Not a single one. All the launchers were dead. After a few log views and reboots I came across… nothing. There was no aparent reason for that behaviour…
I wanted to install [tag]Solaris[/tag] 10 for some time and this was a good time like any other. I did the default install, but had no time to play with it. Meanwhile, I came across this distribution based on [tag]OpenSolaris[/tag] and [tag]Debian[/tag] named [tag]Nexenta OS[/tag]. It uses the OpenSolaris Kernel, and Debian as the “glue”. It contains Apache, MySQL, Perl/Python/PHP, Firefox, Evolution, software update manager, Synaptic package manager, Gaim Instant Messenger, Abiword, administration and development utilities, editors, graphics, GNOME, interpreters, libraries and many others, the usual you can find in a [tag]Linux[/tag] distribution.
I downloaded the install cd but it only suports IDE HDs… my test box has 2 SCSI drives so, no Nexenta OS for me (though I’m downloading the live cd as we speak 😛 ).
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