Browsers
Firefox is nice, but it's getting more and more heavy. So I tried and find other browsers…
| Name | Platform | Text or GUI ? | Supports SSL | Supports Flash | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox | Solaris 10, Linux, Windows… | GUI | Yes | Yes | Getting heavy but good |
| Lobo | Java-based | GUI | ? | ? | Bad Layout. To run it: java -jar lobo.jar. |
Firefox: Solaris 10 Installation Tips
The bzip2 actually contains several packages that all install in /opt/sfw (cairo, pango, firefox…). In my case, actually, I only need the firefox package. However, so far, I haven't managed to get firefox3 working if I only install that package and move it to /opt/csw.
Consequently, I have installed all required packages in /opt/sfw. This is a pity because some libraries are duplicated (cairo, pango…) 
Firefox is installed in /opt/sfw:
/opt/sfw/lib/firefox3/updater /opt/sfw/lib/firefox3/updater.ini /usr/share/applications/firefox3.desktop /opt/sfw/bin/firefox <symbolic link>
Launch /opt/sfw/bin/firefox & and Firefox3 starts !
Flash Player for Firefox
| Solaris | OpenSolaris 2008.11 | Debian | Ubuntu |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe | Yes. TODO | ||
To install a system-wide Flash Player for Firefox on Solaris:
- Unzip it (e.g. bzip2 -d flash_player_9_solaris_x86.tar.bz2)
- Untar it and put both files flashplayer.xpt and libflashplayer.so in /usr/lib/firefox/plugins.
- Restart firefox
- Check a shockwave flash plugins is loaded in about:plugins
- Check the plugin is okay with Adobe's online plugin test.