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Solaris Express Developer Edition Pushes Innovation

OpenSolaris.org

Solaris Express Developer Edition (SXDE) is a freely available release of Sun’s next generation Solaris Operating System built from the source code repository at OpenSolaris.org. The release includes the latest tools, technologies, and platforms to create applications for the Solaris OS, Java Application Platforms, and Web 2.0.

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Anatomy Of A Debian Package

Learn about the internal structure of Debian/Ubuntu packages and how to create them, starting with disection of a binary package and then going through the process of creating your own package using various build helper scripts to automate much of the process.

Jonathan Oxer is the founder and technical director of Internet Vision Technologies in Australia well as the current president of Linux Australia, the national organization for Linux users, developers, and vendors. He is one of the authors of O’Reilly’s Ubuntu Hacks.

Create Your Own Ubuntu GNU/Linux Flavor

reconstructor

Reconstructor is an Ubuntu GNU/Linux CD Creator. It uses the Desktop(Live), Alternate(Install), or Server disc as a base, and then allows for user customization. For the Ubuntu Desktop base, you can customize the entire environment. For instance, you can add/remove software, change the default look, etc.

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