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My PC dual-boots WinXP and Linux. Is there any way to check out Solaris/OpenSolaris on Windows without actually installing the OS?

April 26, 2017actually linux OpenSolaris pc Solaris Windows WinXP

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My PC dual-boots WinXP and Linux. Is there any way to check out Solaris/OpenSolaris on Windows without actually installing the OS?

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You can run OpenSolaris 2008.11 as an application on Windows or Linux using VMware. VMware is an application that emulates a PC or runs as a virtual machine (VM). So basically when you run OpenSolaris on VMware, it acts as its own dedicated box, when actually, it is running as an application on Windows or Linux.