Re: Off Topic Unix question

Hi Rick,

x86 refers to the Solaris for Intel version. There are slightly different patches for this version. Assuming you are running on SPARC, you want the non-x86 version.

Dave Miller
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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>One of co-workers is going to upgrade from Solaris 2.6 to 2.7(version 7).
>The question they had is what
>patch cluster to apply the below web site has
>7 x86(21.7m) and 7 (39.8m). Which one to apply?
>
>
>"Rick
>I was looking at
>http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=patches/patch-access
>and wondering what the x86 is referring to. I am interested in the patches
>for Solaris 7 and wanted to be sure that I am looking at the correct patch
>cluster.
>Steve"
>
>Thanks
>Rick Cale, Science Applications International Corp.
>Phone:865-481-2198, fax:865-481-8555
>e-mail: caler_at_saic.com
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