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Remove the generic section about X Windows that links users away from

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our resources.  Clean up the Handbook section and add a link to the X
Windows chapter instead.

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Brad Davis 2016-07-03 20:38:16 +00:00
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Handbook</a> and <a
href="&url.books;/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ)</a> are the main documents for &os;. Essential reading,
they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as some
pretty advanced stuff. Do not worry if you are unable to
understand the advanced sections. The handbook contains the
installation instructions and also provides lists of books and
on-line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting
section.</p></li>
they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as advanced
users. For users interested in installing a GUI, see the <a
href="&url.books;/handbook/x11.html">X Windows</a> chapter.
</p></li>
<li><p>Join the &os;-Questions mailing list to see the questions
you were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by
@ -107,26 +105,6 @@
addition to the proprietary Apple user interface.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2><a>Learning about the X Window System</a></h2>
<p>The X Window System is used with a number of operating systems,
including &os;. The documentation for X can be found at the <a
href="http://www.x.org/">X.Org Foundation</a> web site.
Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which
is more likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you
will need to choose a window manager. Visit the <a
href="http://xwinman.org/">Window Managers for X</a> page and
follow the link to the introduction to find out about window
managers, then return and read "The Basics". Then go back and
compare the different types that are available. (Bonus: there is
another beginners guide to UNIX there too.) Most, if not all, of
these window managers are available to install from the &os;
Ports Collection.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2><a>Helping other people</a></h2>
<p>Everyone has something to contribute to the &os; community,