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Well, I would actually recommend that you do the opposite, if possible. That is, install Solaris 10 on a server and run your Linux applications on Solaris 10. With Solaris Containers for Linux Applications, your Linux applications will run unmodified on the rock-solid, secure Solaris 10. Plus, you can use the powerful DTrace to help monitor and debug your Linux applications.

Learn more at http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/scla.jsp

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Sun is holding a number of half-day (morning) seminars in Dublin on 4-5-6 December.

4th December: SOA Simplified (Live Demo)
This half-day seminar aims to demonstrate why SOA has quickly made the move from novel concept to priority at enterprises of all types and sizes, worldwide. There will be a live demonstration of simplified SOA solutions and the presentation will help you understand the critical steps in planning your SOA deployment and the core technologies that will deliver true business integration.

5th December: Identity Management Provision (Live Demo)
Attend this morning session if you'd like to see a live demonstration of Sun Identity Management Suite and learn how to deliver secure, identity and access management solutions to transform your organisation.

6th December: Desktop Virtualisation (Live Demo)
At this morning session, you'll see a live demonstration of the Sun Ray and Secure Global Desktop technologies. In addition, through real world examples, you will see how your existing IT desktop and applications can be delivered through a standards based infrastructure, that supports the needs of your organisation in a cost effective way.

If you'd like to register, go to www.hos.horizon.ie/events

Mark the date - 16th Irish OpenSolaris User Group meeting:

Topic           Image Packaging System (IPS)
Date            Tuesday November 27th
Time            7:00pm onwards
Location        DIT, Kevin Street, Dublin 2 (room KE: 1-008)

This month, Michal Pryc has kindly offered to give a talk on the Image Packaging System[1] - a new package management system for OpenSolaris that will ease the pain of package installation and upgrade.

The project is still in it's early stages, but you can try it out now by downloading and experimenting with Indiana[2]. Come along to the meeting to find out more!

Michal plans to give a quick outline of:

  * IPS structure
  * client/server side tools
  * limitations
  * portability

As well as a GUI tool he's been working on. 

For more information on this event, simply go to:
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/ie-osug/meetings/16/

[1] http://opensolaris.org/os/project/pkg
[2] http://opensolaris.org/os/project/indiana/resources/getit

Sun has created an sys admin-related Open Source resource section on its website, for all the the open-source projects Sun is contributing to -- e.g. OpenSolaris, OpenSPARC, Netbeans, OpenOffice.

[ Open Source Resources for System Administrators ]