OpenSolaris

1. Project: Caiman, Solaris Install Revisited
   1. Developer Information
   2. Discussions
   3. Install Downloads
   4. Caiman Program Meeting
      1. Caiman Program Meeting Minutes
         1. MInutes from 2007 meetings
   5. Automated Installation Project
      1. Automated Installer Team Meeting
      2. Automated Installation Documentation
         1. installadm(1M)
      3. Design Notes
         1. AI Overview
         2. Network Image Design
         3. Network Protocols
         4. AI SMF Services
         5. AI Engine
         6. AI Manifest, Rules and System Configuration
         7. AI Utilities
         8. AI SPARC Support
      4. Ai Requirements, June 2008
      5. Automated Installer Requirements-Initial
      6. Automated Installer Prototype
      7. Automated Installation Testing
   6. Distribution Constructor Project
      1. Distribution Constructor Meetings
      2. Distribution Constructor Documentation
         1. Getting Started
      3. Design Notes
         1. Language Notes
         2. TI_Notes
         3. transfer_Notes
         4. Enhanced SMF Profile Research Notes
         5. Finalizer Prototype
   7. Slim Install Project
      1. Slim Install Meetings
         1. Minutes for Aug 8
         2. Minutes from Aug 21
         3. Minutes from Aug 28
         4. Minutes from Sep 4
         5. Minutes from Sept 11
         6. Minutes from Sept 25
         7. Minutes from Jan 15 2008
         8. Minutes Jan 22
         9. Minutes from Feb 5
         10. Minutes from March 11
      2. Slim Install Documentation
         1. Welcome to Indiana!
            1. Roadmap
            2. System Requirements
            3. Prototype Limitations
            4. Multiboot Prep
            5. Partitioning
            6. How to Install
            7. nwam(1) Man Page
            8. GParted
            9. Parallels
      3. Slim Install Announcements
      4. UI Specification
      5. Slim UI Roadmap
      6. Issues Tracked for Oct 2007
   8. Snap Upgrade Project
      1. Meetings
         1. Minutes
      2. Snap Upgrade Documentation
      3. Design notes, Thoughts etc...
         1. Upgrading Containers Requirements
      4. Snap Upgrade Test
   9. Caiman on SPARC
      1. SPARC meeting minutes
   10. Dwarf Caiman Project
       1. Dwarf Project Team Meetings
       2. Dwarf Caiman Demo Page
   11. Leaders
   12. Blogs
   13. Files
   14. Observers
   15. Events
   16. News

Getting Started with Distribution Constructor

The OpenSolaris^TM Developer Previews include the Distribution Constructor Toolkit. The Distribution Constructor enables you to create your own custom OpenSolaris distribution.

The Constructor is a command-line tool that enables you to create a bootable ISO image. This ISO image provides a Live CD with a completely functional GNOME desktop. If you decide to install the OpenSolaris OS from the Live CD, you can begin the installation from the installer icon on the desktop. You can include the IPS packages of your choice in the installation.

This Distribution Constructor prototype has the following restrictions:

• This Constructor is a prototype. Not all features are complete.

• This Constructor is for x86 platforms only.

• In order to use the Distribution Constructor, you must have installed Solaris Nevada build 71 or a later build on your system.

• The Constructor prototype supports only IPS packages. SVR4 packages are not supported.

• The Constructor prototype outputs only live media images. No other type of image is supported.

To use the Distribution Constructor, download the source code from the Distribution Constructor project's Mercurial repository. To get the source code, type the following command:

hg clone ssh://anon at hg dot opensolaris dot org/hg/caiman/distro_constructor

After you download the source code, follow the instructions in the README file at Distribution Constructor Kit: Documentation.