Desktop Features That Have Been Removed

The following desktop features have been replaced or removed. Note that some features were introduced later than Oracle Solaris 10:

• Adobe Flash Player – This feature was present in Oracle Solaris 11, but removed in Oracle Solaris 11.1. You can download older versions from Adobe's web site, but Adobe no longer produces or supports Flash for Oracle Solaris.

• Common Desktop Environment (CDE) – CDE is replaced by the Oracle Solaris Desktop (GNOME 2.30).

• ESounD – Migrate to the GStreamer programs, such as gst-launch.

• gnome-keyring-manager – Seahorse replaces this feature.

• GNOME On-screen Keyboard (GOK) program – The dasher application can be used as a replacement in some instances.

• GNOME System tools (Introduced in an earlier Oracle Solaris 11 release):

  • network-admin – NWAM replaces this feature.

  • services-admin – Use the /usr/bin/vp svcs command.

  • shares-admin – Use the /usr/bin/vp sharemgr command.

  • time-admin – Use the /usr/bin/vp time command.

  • users-admin (GNOME Users and Groups tool) – No replacement is currently available. See Commands and Tools for Managing User Accounts.

    The GNOME System tools are not available in Oracle Solaris 10.

• Solaris Management Console – This tool and its equivalent command-line are no longer available. The User Manager GUI replaces this tool in Oracle Solaris 11.1. See Commands and Tools for Managing User Accounts.

• Solaris Print Manager – This tool is replaced by CUPS Print Manager. See Printer Configuration and Management Changes.

• Xsun family of servers – The Xorg family of servers is still supported. See Xorg Family of Servers.