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author | vboxsync <vboxsync@cfe28804-0f27-0410-a406-dd0f0b0b656f> | 2020-12-16 23:50:19 +0000 |
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committer | vboxsync <vboxsync@cfe28804-0f27-0410-a406-dd0f0b0b656f> | 2020-12-16 23:50:19 +0000 |
commit | c03ba41877abef29810a165c7b5d5a3fa6a48e39 (patch) | |
tree | d06ebe16359560ed3fd6225cfa50b3e333323cea /doc | |
parent | 61c1e283574969b708b9968bb7ccf8398d5fa8c3 (diff) | |
download | VirtualBox-svn-c03ba41877abef29810a165c7b5d5a3fa6a48e39.tar.gz |
doc/ReadMe-Solaris.txt: slight touch-up, remove the ancient kernel interface module which is gone for 10 years
doc/ReadMe-Solaris11.txt: prepare equivalent docs for Solaris 11 IPS package, so far unused since there is no place to put a README
git-svn-id: https://www.virtualbox.org/svn/vbox/trunk@87097 cfe28804-0f27-0410-a406-dd0f0b0b656f
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-rw-r--r-- | doc/ReadMe-Solaris11.txt | 55 |
2 files changed, 56 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ReadMe-Solaris.txt b/doc/ReadMe-Solaris.txt index 90ad2221876..024745ccdb6 100644 --- a/doc/ReadMe-Solaris.txt +++ b/doc/ReadMe-Solaris.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -@VBOX_PRODUCT@ for Solaris (TM) Operating System +@VBOX_PRODUCT@ for Oracle Solaris (TM) Operating System -------------------------------------------------------- Upgrading: @@ -45,7 +45,3 @@ To remove VirtualBox from your system, perform the following steps: 2. To remove VirtualBox, run the command: pkgrm SUNWvbox -3. To remove the VirtualBox kernel interface module, run the command: - pkgrm SUNWvboxkern - * Only required if you're uninstalling VirtualBox versions 3.0.x or lower. - diff --git a/doc/ReadMe-Solaris11.txt b/doc/ReadMe-Solaris11.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..7440b265de1 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/ReadMe-Solaris11.txt @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ + +@VBOX_PRODUCT@ for Oracle Solaris 11 (TM) Operating System +---------------------------------------------------------------- + +Installing: +----------- + +After extracting the contents of the tar.xz file install the VirtualBox +package with the following command: + + $ sudo pkg install -g VirtualBox-@VBOX_VERSION_STRING@-SunOS-@KBUILD_TARGET_ARCH@-r@VBOX_SVN_REV@.p5p virtualbox + +Of course you can add options for performing the install in a different boot +environment or in a separate Solaris install. + +Normally you need to reboot the system to load the drivers which have been +added by the VirtualBox package. + +If you want to have VirtualBox immediately usable on your system you can run +the script /opt/VirtualBox/ipsinstall.sh which sets up everything immediately. + +At this point, all the required files should be installed on your system. +You can launch VirtualBox by running 'VirtualBox' from the terminal. + + +Upgrading: +---------- + +If you want to upgrade from an older to a newer version of the VirtualBox IPS +package you can use the following command after extracting the contents of the +tar.xz file: + + $ sudo pkg update -g VirtualBox-@VBOX_VERSION_STRING@-SunOS-@KBUILD_TARGET_ARCH@-r@VBOX_SVN_REV@.p5p virtualbox + +If you want to upgrade from the SysV package of VirtualBox to the IPS one, +please uninstall the previous package before installing the IPS one. Please +refer to the "Uninstalling" and "Installing" sections of this document for +details. + +It is your responsibility to ensure that no VirtualBox VMs or other related +activities are running. One possible way is using the command pgrep VBoxSVC. If +this shows no output then it is safe to upgrade VirtualBox. + + +Uninstalling: +------------- + +To remove VirtualBox from your system, run the following command: + + $ sudo pkg uninstall virtualbox + +It is your responsibility to ensure that no VirtualBox VMs or other related +activities are running. One possible way is using the command pgrep VBoxSVC. If +this shows no output then it is safe to uninstall VirtualBox. + |