I have console OpenSolaris installed (see my post of December 08). But I have forgotten to install the most valuable package:
Now I can install X:
After installation I run "xinit" and get xterm. However it would be better to install some minimalistic window manager, for example, dwm.
Gcc,binutils,gmake and headers are required:
I love vim. Also I need gzip:
If you plan to compile some other apps, I advice to install substudio:
Next I unpack archive, correct config.h and compile dwm. It's possible to start dwm xsession from smf. You can look how it's made in BeleniX or MilaX.
As a result I got system with short boot time and an easy and fast window manager.
At the end I need usual user:
pkg install SUNWzfs-auto-snapshot
Now I can install X:
pkg install SUNWxorg-server pkg install SUNWxorg-xsvc pkg install SUNWxorg-agp pkg install SUNWxorg-graphics-ddx pkg install SUNWxorg-client-programs pkg install SUNWxwfsw pkg install SUNWxwopt pkg install FSWxorg-fonts
After installation I run "xinit" and get xterm. However it would be better to install some minimalistic window manager, for example, dwm.
pkg install SUNWwget wget http://code.suckless.org/dl/dwm/dwm-5.3.1.tar.gz
Gcc,binutils,gmake and headers are required:
pkg install SUNWxorg-headers pkg install SUNWgmake pkg install SUNWbinutils pkg install SUNWgcc
I love vim. Also I need gzip:
pkg install SUNWvim pkg install SUNWgzip
If you plan to compile some other apps, I advice to install substudio:
pkg install sunstudioexpress
Next I unpack archive, correct config.h and compile dwm. It's possible to start dwm xsession from smf. You can look how it's made in BeleniX or MilaX.
As a result I got system with short boot time and an easy and fast window manager.
At the end I need usual user:
mkdir /home useradd -d /home/me -m -s /bin/ksh -c "System Developer" me passwd me
5 comments:
As always, so nice and useful work from you!
Will you employ this tecnique to build your next milax distro?
Would a distro built/installed like this be updatable with an image update or would then gnome be installed also?
Tnx in advance and keep up the good work!
If packages which you put have no dependences on a gnome I think you can use image update
Alex, thanks a lot for the inspiration! I love WMII window manager, so I'll try to run it on OpenSolaris.
nice post!
can you please explain how to configure dwm (Xinitrc) and how to start it?
This a nice post. Do you have any info on doing this on Solaris 10? It should be close to what you have already provided.
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