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Preface

1.  What's New in the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Release

Preface

Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 What's New summarizes all features in the Solaris 10 operating system (OS) that are new or have been enhanced in the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 OS.


Note - This Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures. The supported systems appear in the Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

In this document these x86 related terms mean the following:

For supported systems, see the Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists.


Who Should Use This Book

This book provides introductory descriptions of the new Oracle Solaris features for users, developers, and system administrators who install and use the Oracle Solaris OS.

Optional Feature Licensing

Certain optional features and products that are described in this document might require individual licensing for use. Refer to the Software License Agreement.

Related Books

For further information about the features that are summarized in this book, refer to the Oracle Solaris 10 documentation at http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/solaris.10.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.


Note - Oracle is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Oracle does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Oracle will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.


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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface
Meaning
Example
AaBbCc123
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output
Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output
machine_name% su

Password:

aabbcc123
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value
The command to remove a file is rm filename.
AaBbCc123
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

A cache is a copy that is stored locally.

Do not save the file.

Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell
Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell
$
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser
#
C shell
machine_name%
C shell for superuser
machine_name#