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====== Upgrade Solaris 11/OpenSolaris from Text to Graphical ======

If you installed your system using the text installer, the system will only be installed with a text interface. Here is how to upgrade to a graphical system.

Do the following as root (''su'') or with appropriate permissions (''pfexec/sudo'').

<code bash>
echo Existing boot environments:
beadm list
echo
echo -n Enter be name to create:
read be
beadm create $be
beadm mount $be /mnt
pkg -R /mnt install babel_install
pkg -R /mnt uninstall babel_install slim_install
bootadm update-archive -R /mnt
beadm umount $be
beadm activate $be
</code>

Now, reboot the system to enter the new boot environment.
Then enable the GDM service:

<code bash>
svcadm enable gdm
</code>

Based on the OpenSolaris [[http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+caiman/Text+Install+b134+Notes|Text Installer FAQ]].

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