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Sun Software Stack
I have a lot of Sun in my computer, but no more brightness than usual.
I have installed the following Sun-related software:
VirtualBox 2.1.4 on my Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit PC
created a virtual machine from an OpenSolaris 2008.11 DVD I had received via mail by Sun for free using VirtualBox
had to download Sun Studio 11 in my [...]
Virtual Virtualization Pains
Since I only have one desktop PC for my use, I was not about to be crazy and re-format it with OpenSolaris for my project. Software and hardware have come a long way from the days where you had to have multiple partitions to boot to in order to use different operating systems. Nowadays, virtualization [...]
Choosing an OpenOffice.org Project
We finally received a list of projects from the OpenOffice.org (OOo) Education Project (wiki page).
After going through the lists I’ve decided on completing the OpenSolaris build documentation. I have two main reasons:
I wouldn’t mind learning more about the build system
It would be an excuse to use OpenSolaris and see what’s so different about it from [...]
OpenOffice.org Goes Silent without Java
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate (64-bit)
After installing OpenOffice.org 3.0.1 (OOo for short) without the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (filename: OOo_3.0.1_Win32Intel_install_en-US.exe), the option to register my copy had come up but the regular wizard did not run as expected. I had forgotten to install the JRE since I recently reformatted my PC. Oops.
Regardless, I wanted to [...]
OpenOffice.org OpenSolaris Build Presentation