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Let me know the differences and advantages between the solaris ver5.8 and 5.7.
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Solaris 5.7 Vs 5.8
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Solaris _8_ has more applications as standard, has more libraries built in and has new drivers and support for new devices, including some usb.
Solaris _7_ is more compact by comparison, will work 'happily' on a 486 (makes good print server if nothing else) but is a b*gger to compile applications on because you need to get all the 'applications and libraries'
Solaris 7 is harder to hack with the standard web tool kits, because they all assume your system has perl ... and Solaris 7 doesn't come with it as standard
When Solaris 8 for intel came out it was free ... Solaris 7 for intel wasn't.
without more specifics, i can't help much more
Solaris _7_ is more compact by comparison, will work 'happily' on a 486 (makes good print server if nothing else) but is a b*gger to compile applications on because you need to get all the 'applications and libraries'
Solaris 7 is harder to hack with the standard web tool kits, because they all assume your system has perl ... and Solaris 7 doesn't come with it as standard
When Solaris 8 for intel came out it was free ... Solaris 7 for intel wasn't.
without more specifics, i can't help much more
julianbarnett
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Solaris 7 was very little used, it was only released for a short time between the major funcionality releases 2.6 and 8. The only thing it had different from 2.6 was 64 bit support - and I think was rushed out by Sun at a time when 64 bit support was a hot potato and they didn't want to lose market share to IBM or HP/UX. I would opt for Solaris 8 anytime given the choice.
Solaris 7 was out for quite a while really ... a couple of years is not a short time ...
it was not a 'rush job' and it had many new features, which was why it was Solaris 7 not Solaris 2.7, it was a completely new release in it's own right.
Solaris 8 is far more bloatware than Solaris 7, it takes up a lot more disk space. on a machine with a small disk, you could afford to lose some functionality for a much smaller product, since it is not a significant loss of functionality.
there are reasons for choosing either.
if you're on a fast machine with lots of disk space then, yes, go for Solaris 8 ...
if you need the functionality or you're on a slower machine with smaller disks then customise the Solaris 8 installation to fit.
if you don't need the functionality go for solaris 7.
it was not a 'rush job' and it had many new features, which was why it was Solaris 7 not Solaris 2.7, it was a completely new release in it's own right.
Solaris 8 is far more bloatware than Solaris 7, it takes up a lot more disk space. on a machine with a small disk, you could afford to lose some functionality for a much smaller product, since it is not a significant loss of functionality.
there are reasons for choosing either.
if you're on a fast machine with lots of disk space then, yes, go for Solaris 8 ...
if you need the functionality or you're on a slower machine with smaller disks then customise the Solaris 8 installation to fit.
if you don't need the functionality go for solaris 7.
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