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Re: [PLUG] running or compiling linux apps on solaris 10
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On Tue, September 6, 2005 12:05 am, Michael Lazin wrote:
> I am in the market for a new desktop and I have been considering the
> new sun ultra 20. It has an AMD opteron processor and comes loaded
> with Solaris 10. I understand that Solaris 10 can compile linux apps
> and even run linux binaries. My question is, how well? I like the
> idea of sun hardware and solaris for x86 but I would like to use linux
> apps. There is far more software available for linux than solaris for
> intel. I am thinking that if I could run linux apps well on the ultra
> 20 it would be worth it. Any opinions?
>
> thanks,
>
> Michael
>
It's not pretty. We have some Sun boxes and we're getting rid of them like
crazy. We have Solaris 10 on a couple for testing, and although they do
behave a bit better than its predecessors, it's still a pain to compile
linux apps. I haven't tried running an acual binary, but I'll give it a
try and let you know.
For the Medium model, which is the one I would look at I don't think it's
worth the price. If you don't mind building it yourself, you can get the
parts off pricewatch or newegg and it'll be around $800, if not even less.
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