Master one of the most innovative new open source operating systems

The latest version of OpenSolaris is here—and this comprehensive guide is your one-stop gateway to it all. You'll start with a basic crash course in OpenSolaris, including command lines and shells, the GNOME Desktop, systems administration, and other essential topics. Later chapters focus on application development, networking, virtualization, DTrace, and other topics that will transform you into a power user. Find practical tips, step-by-step tutorials, and exact command lines and screenshots you can use right away.

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Explore the OpenSolaris operating environment—from GNOME® to the bash shell, vim text editor, and more
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Connect printers, USB devices, and other peripherals to your desktop
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Master systems administration, including ZFS and NFS file systems, networking, directory services, and security
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Observe and debug the system with the innovative Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) facility and other monitoring tools
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Share a single physical machine among multiple users and processes with xVM, VirtualBox, and other virtualization tools
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Deploy web services using Apache, Apache Tomcat, MySQL®, and other open source web stack applications
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Write and debug applications in C, C++, Java®, Ruby, Python®, and other languages