OpenIndiana
Shares rank 77 of 87 operating systems by recommenders
Recommended for anyone wanting Solaris on x86_64, praised as rock solid with handy zones and boot environments; one reviewer hit display cut-offs under libvirt.
Recommended for anyone wanting Solaris on x86_64, praised as rock solid with handy zones and boot environments; one reviewer hit display cut-offs under libvirt.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 63%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Solaris on x86_64 enthusiasts
“OpenIndiana is where those with general interest in Solaris on x86_64 should go”
Comment from 10 Mar 2026 in “A New Version of Our Oracle Solaris Environment for Developers” Rock solid OS
“Rock solid OS, zones are fun to use, boot environments are just so nice”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “illumos” Fun zones feature
“Rock solid OS, zones are fun to use, boot environments are just so nice”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “illumos” Nice boot environments
“Rock solid OS, zones are fun to use, boot environments are just so nice”
Comment from 22 Jan 2026 in “illumos”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Display cut off in libvirt
“every time I try to use OI in libvirt I have a problem where the display is cut off”
Comment from 6 May 2026 in “Setting up a Sun Ray server on OpenIndiana Hipster 2025.10” Little serious documentation yet
“objectively didn't last long enough to have time for serious documentation”
Comment from 21 Jan 2026 in “illumos”
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The four most recommended other operating systems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 87 operating systems, rankedWhat people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“every time I try to use OI in libvirt I have a problem where the display is cut off”
“OpenIndiana is where those with general interest in Solaris on x86_64 should go”
“Rock solid OS, zones are fun to use, boot environments are just so nice”
“objectively didn't last long enough to have time for serious documentation”
“I am not nostalgic for those days.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.