Freeware Libraries

The following libraries have also been included in the Solaris 9 release:

Note - To view license terms, attribution, and copyright statements for the freeware libraries in this list, the default license path is /usr/sfw/share/src/<freeware name>. If the Solaris operating environment has been installed anywhere other than the default, modify the given path to access the file at the installed location.

• Glib 1.2.10 - A library of useful data types, macros, type conversions, string utilities, and a lexical scanner.

• GTK+ 1.2.10 - The GIMP toolkit. A set of libraries that can be used to create graphical user interfaces.

• Jpeg 6b - Standardized compression software for full-color and gray-scale images.

• Libpng 1.0.10 - PNG reference library. PNG is a format for storing images. This format is designed to be the successor to the GIF format and, to some extent, the more complex TIFF format.

• Tcl/tk 8.33 - TCL-TK GUI Toolkit is an Xqq toolkit that is implemented with the Tcl scripting language.

• Libtif f3.55 - Provides support for reading and writing TIFF and a small collection of tools for doing simple manipulations of TIFF images.

• Libxml2 2.3.6 - A C library that provides Extensible Markup Language (XML) support. XML is the universal format for structured documents and data on the web.

Freeware Commands and Utilities

The following commands and utilities have also been included in the Solaris 9 release:

Note - To view license terms, attribution, and copyright statements for the freeware commands and utilities in this list, the default license path is /usr/sfw/share/src/<freeware name>. If the Solaris operating environment has been installed anywhere other than the default, modify the given path to access the file at the installed location.

• Gnu Grep 2.4.2 - A pattern matcher that is twice as fast as the standard UNIX egrep utility.

• Gnu Tar 1.13 - An archiver that includes multivolume support, the ability to archive sparse files, automatic archive compression and decompression, remote archives, and other special features.

• Ncftp Client 3.0.3 - A free set of programs that use the File Transfer Protocol. This set is an alternative to the standard ftp program that comes with UNIX systems.

• Samba 2.2.2 - The free SMB and CIFS client and server for UNIX and other operating systems. SMB and CIFS are protocols by which many PC-related machines share files, printers, and other information.

• Tcp-wrappers 7.6 - Small daemon programs that monitor and filter incoming requests for network services. These programs log the client host name of incoming requests and thus enhance network security.

• Gnu Wget 1.6 - A free network utility to retrieve files from the Web by using HTTP and FTP, the two most widely used Internet protocols.

Companion CD

The Solaris 9 media includes a Companion CD. The following list summarizes the supplemental software that is provided on the Companion CD.

The software products that are offered on the Companion CD are revised for Solaris 9 Update releases. To view a current supplemental software list and download the software, see http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/freeware.html.

Accessibility Software - For special needs users, Open Source assistive software such as Emacspeak, the W3 browser, and UnWindows.

Administration Tools - System administration tools, such as ethereal, sudo, and rpm.

Web Infrastructure Software - Server software (daemons) for hosting web and Internet services.

Desktop Environment and X Window Managers - Software that provides the graphical user interface for launching applications, file management, drag-and-drop icons, and so on. Several Window Manager packages are included as well as the K-Desktop Environment.

Desktop Applications - Graphical desktop applications, including productivity and multimedia software.

Command-line Tools and Utilities - Command-line utilities and tools such as the *utils packages from the GNU project.

Editors - Applications that are used for writing text documents and software programs.

Security Tools - Tools for system and network security monitoring and detection, such as snort, nmap, and tcpdump.

Messaging Software - Client-side applications and tools for email, WWW, news, and chat.

Languages - The gcc compiler and several high-level (scripting) programming languages.

Developer Libraries - Collections of libraries with software routines for developers.

Developer Tools - Tools for software developers, such as autoconf, automake, and cvs.