System Requirements

Operating Environment 

• Solaris 8 Operating Environment (OE): SPARC Architecture Edition or x86 Architecture Edition

• Solaris 9 OE: SPARC Architecture Edition

• Solaris 9 Update 2 OE: x86 Architecture Edition

Hardware 

The GNOME 2.0 Desktop runs on all hardware supported by the Solaris 8 OE or the Solaris 9 OE.  

Disk Space 

You must ensure that you have enough disk space on your root partition or /usr slice to install the desktop environment. The total free disk space that you require during the installation is the sum of the following for both the unpacked files in the download directory and the install image:

• Desktop environment files.

• Patches required by your system architecture.

• Optional packages that you decide to install.

See Table 1–1 for the sizes of the various packages.

For example:  

The total maximum free disk space required during installation for Solaris 8 SPARC Architecture Edition, with all optional packages, is as follows:  

• Unpacked files in the download directory: 300 MB

• Install image: 300 MB

The total maximum free disk space for this example is therefore 600 MB.  

You can delete the files in the download directory after you successfully install the desktop environment in the install image directory.

Kernel Configuration 

For the Solaris 8 OE, the number of shared memory segments must be at least 256, or 100 hexadecimal. If this parameter is not set, or is set to less than 256, then the Install Wizard notifies you during the installation that you must set this parameter. Perform the following steps to set this parameter:

1. Add the following line to the /etc/system file:

   set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg = 0x100

2. Reboot the system.

For more information about the system file, use the following command to view the relevant manpage:  

man -s4 system

Memory 

• 128 MB per user session.

• 96 MB per user session for a Sun Ray^TM configuration.

AccessX

To enable AccessX functionality on systems other than Sun Ray thin clients, perform the following actions:

1. Log in as root, then open a terminal window.

2. Check that the file /etc/dt/config/Xservers does not exist, then run the following commands:

   1. mkdir -p /etc/dt/config

   2. cp /usr/dt/config/Xservers /etc/dt/config/Xservers

3. Open the file /etc/dt/config/Xservers.

4. Add the following string to the end of the Xsun command line in the Xservers file: +kb

5. Exit and save the Xservers file.

6. Run the following command: pkill -HUP dtlogin

7. Log out of the desktop environment, then log back in.

8. To verify that you have successfully enabled AccessX, run the following command and look for XKEYBOARD in the extensions list: xdpyinfo