Other Software
Early Access Software
The Solaris 8 release includes an Early Access (EA) directory with EA software. For more information, refer to the README on the Solaris Software CD 2 of 2.
Freeware
Several freeware tools and libraries are included in the Solaris 8 release. These tools include:
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bash - Sh- compatible command language interpreter
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bzip2 - Block-sorting file compressor
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gpatch - Used to apply patch files to originals
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gzip - GNU zip compression utility
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less - A pager, like more
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libz - Also known as 'zlib', this is a library that performs compression (specifically, RFCs 1950-1952)
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mkisofs - Builds a CD image using a iso9660 file system
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rpm2cpio - Transforms a package in RPM format (Red Hat Package Manager) to a cpio archive
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tcsh - C shell with file name completion and command line editing
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zip - Compression and file packaging utility
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zsh - Command interpreter (shell) usable as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor
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