Solaris on Mac/Parallels in no time...

Bonjour, comment Java?

What is the fastest way to install the latest Solaris on a Mac/Intel? If you have parallels installed, then get an image of Solaris Express Developer Edition at http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=461d6b7d

Assuming you have a correct internet connexion to download the image (in 4 compressed files and an easy to use script to automatize the installation), you'll be able to run the Solaris image is less than 30 minutes... Not bad for installing a kick ass System that contains:

• Early release version of Solaris 11.
• Sun Studio 11: compilers, tools, and IDE for C, C++, and Fortran.
• NetBeans IDE 5.5 and NetBeans IDE Enterprise Pack 5.5
• GlassFish V1 (aka Sun App Server 9)
• Java Platform Standard Edition 6: for developing and deploying Java applications.
• StarOffice 8: OpenOffice-based productivity suite provides word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and drawing capabilities.
• Firefox
• ThunderBird
• ... (imagine the combined time it would take to install separately all these products)

...and an intedmenu utility that:

• is on the desktop (whao: click and run, no typing)
• and works: I selected DHCP and was on the net writing this bog

...and a changeable screen resolution that works (initial screen resolution is 1280x800, with multiple resolutions available: 1440x1024, 1280x800, 1024x768, 800x600).

Cool, really,

Ludo