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&header;
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Please send corrections and additions to
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<a href="mailto:freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org">FreeBSD-Newbies@FreeBSD.org</a>.</p>
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<h2><a name="web-site">FreeBSD Web Site</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#web-site">Using the FreeBSD web site</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></li>
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<li><a href="#unix">Learning about UNIX</a></li>
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<li><a href="#xwin">Learning about the X Window System</a></li>
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<li><a href="#people">Helping other people</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="web-site">Using the FreeBSD web site</a></h2>
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<p>This web site is the main source of up to date information about
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FreeBSD. Newbies have found the following pages particularly helpful:</p>
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<h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></H2>
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<ul>
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<li><p>If you haven't installed yet, look for the
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&a.latest.ann;latest mainstream release</a>.
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(See the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be tempted
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by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the
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<a href="handbook/install.html">installation instructions</a>,
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as well as each one of the *.TXT files in the FTP directory
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or on the installation CD. They are there because they contain information
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that you will need. Also pick up the latest
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<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html">errata file</a>
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from the web site, in case it has been updated.</p>
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<p>If you decide to download FreeBSD, check whether these illustrated and
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expanded <a href="www.lemis.com/handbook/what-to-download.html">download
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instructions</a> for a previous version are still available before
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you begin. That should make the whole process a lot clearer.</p></li>
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<li><p>A number of <a href="tutorials/">tutorials</a> are available. The
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one <a href="tutorials/newuser/newuser.html">For People New to Both
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FreeBSD and Unix</a> is popular with absolute beginners. You don't
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@ -47,7 +72,15 @@
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href="ftp://andrsn.stanford.edu/pub/">postscript or RTF format</a>
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for printing.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm">The
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<li><p>The first thing many people need to set up is ppp, and there is
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a lot of documentation to help. You might start with at least those
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parts of the
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<a href="tutorials/ppp/ppp.html">Pedantic PPP Primer</a>
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that are relevant to your needs, and explore the
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<a href="http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html">ppp page</a>
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for links to the other valuable information and the latest updates.</p></li>
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<li><p><a name="cfbsd" href="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm">The
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Complete FreeBSD</a> by Greg Lehey, published by Walnut Creek
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CDROM. This book assumes minimal UNIX experience and takes the
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beginner step by step through each stage from installation to
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Pretty soon you will want to move on to a book that gives more
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coverage.</p></li>
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<li><p>One book mentioned frequently by newbies is <em>UNIX for the
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Impatient</em> by Paul W. Abrahams and Bruce R. Larson, published
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<li><p>One book mentioned frequently by newbies is <a name="ufti"><em>UNIX for
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the Impatient</em></a> by Paul W. Abrahams and Bruce R. Larson, published
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by Addison-Wesley. It is intended both as a book for learning UNIX
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and a reference, and includes an introduction to UNIX concepts and
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handy chapter on using the X Window System.</p></li>
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throughout.</p></li>
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<li><p>A <a
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href="http://www-wks.acs.ohio-state.edu/unix_course/unix.html">UNIX Introductory Course</a> from Ohio State University is available online in HTML, postscript and Acrobat PDF formats.</p></li>
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href="http://www-wks.acs.ohio-state.edu/unix_course/unix.html">UNIX Introductory Course</a>
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from Ohio State University is available online in HTML,
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postscript and Acrobat PDF formats.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/~unixhelp/servers.html">UNIXhelp
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for Users</a> is another introductory guide which is available in
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<li><p>UNIX questions are dealt with in the newsgroup <a
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href="news:comp.unix.questions">comp.unix.questions</a> and the
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associated <a
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href="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/faq/top.html"> Frequently Asked Questions</a>. You can also get a copy of the <a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/unix-faq/faq/">FAQ</a> from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most interested in sections 1 and 2 initially.</p></li>
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href="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/faq/top.html"> Frequently Asked Questions</a>. You can also get a copy of the <a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/unix-faq/faq/">FAQ</a>
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from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most interested in
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sections 1 and 2 initially.</p></li>
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<li><p>Another interesting newsgroup is <a
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href="news:comp.unix.user-friendly">comp.unix.user-friendly</a>
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at <a
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href="http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Operating_Systems/Unix/">Yahoo!</a>.</p></li>
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<li><p>Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
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want to check the <a
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href="http://manuel.brad.ac.uk/help/.faq/.unix/.pronun.html">Pronunciation Guide</a>.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="people">People</a></H2>
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<h2><a name="xwin">Learning about the X Window System</a></h2>
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<p>The X Window System is used with a number of operating systems,
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including FreeBSD. The documentation for X can be found at
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<a href="http://www.xfree86.org/">The XFree86 Project, Inc.</a>,
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including the
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<a href="http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/index.html">XFree86 FAQ</a>.
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Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which is
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likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.</p>
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<ul>
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<li><p>For basic information about installing, configuring and using the
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X Window System, two of the books mentioned above have sections
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dealing with X at beginner level:
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<a href="#cfbsd">The Complete FreeBSD</a> and
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<a href="#ufti">UNIX for the Impatient</a>.</p></li>
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<li><p>There is an easy and informative section on
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<a href="http://linuxwww.db.erau.edu/LUG/node41.html">using
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the X Window System</a> in the Linux
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<a href="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/LDP/users-guide">Users' Guide</a>.
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Interesting material will be found elsewhere in that document too, but
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remember that Linux does not always work exactly the same as FreeBSD.</p></li>
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<li><p>Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you will need
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to choose a window manager.
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Visit the <a href="http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman">Window Managers for X</a>
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page and follow the link to the introduction to find out about window
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managers, then return and read "The Basics". Then go back and compare
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the different types that are available. (Bonus: there's another
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beginners guide to UNIX there too.)
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Most if not all of these window managers are available to
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install from the FreeBSD ports collection.</p></li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="people">Helping other people</a></h2>
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<p>Everyone has something to contribute to the FreeBSD community, even
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newbies! Some are busy working with the new advocacy group and some have
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become involved with the
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<a href="docproj.html">Documentation Project</a> as reviewers.
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Other FreeBSD newbies might have particular skills and experiences to
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share, either computer related or not, or just want to meet new
|
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newbies and make them feel welcome. There's always people around
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who help others simply because they like to. Write to
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<a href="mailto:freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org">FreeBSD Newbies</a>
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for more information.</p>
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<p>Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace
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chatting on the phone or across a pizza with someone who has the
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same interests, enjoys similar accomplishments, and faces the same
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challenges. If you don't have many friends who use FreeBSD,
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consider using your old FreeBSD CDs to create some more :-)</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/support.html#user">User groups</a> are
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good places to meet other FreeBSD users. If there's not one nearby,
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maybe you could start one.</p>
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<p>Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
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want to check the <a
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href="http://manuel.brad.ac.uk/help/.faq/.unix/.pronun.html">Pronunciation Guide</a>
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and the <a
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href="http://www.wins.uva.nl/~mes/jargon/">Jargon File</a> :-)</p>
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<p>On line we have the
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<a href="http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/">FreeBSD-Newbies</a>
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mailing list for non-technical discussions about matters of interest
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&footer;
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</body>
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</html>
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</html>
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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1998-05-14 17:30:15 $">
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<!ENTITY date "$Date: 1998-05-30 18:50:53 $">
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<!ENTITY title 'Resources for newbies'>
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<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "includes.sgml"> %includes;
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]>
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<!-- $Id: newbies.sgml,v 1.1 1998-05-14 17:30:15 nik Exp $ -->
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<!-- $Id: newbies.sgml,v 1.2 1998-05-30 18:50:53 steve Exp $ -->
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<html>
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&header;
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Please send corrections and additions to
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<a href="mailto:freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org">FreeBSD-Newbies@FreeBSD.org</a>.</p>
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<h2><a name="web-site">FreeBSD Web Site</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#web-site">Using the FreeBSD web site</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></li>
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<li><a href="#unix">Learning about UNIX</a></li>
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<li><a href="#xwin">Learning about the X Window System</a></li>
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<li><a href="#people">Helping other people</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="web-site">Using the FreeBSD web site</a></h2>
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<p>This web site is the main source of up to date information about
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FreeBSD. Newbies have found the following pages particularly helpful:</p>
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<h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></H2>
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<ul>
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<li><p>If you haven't installed yet, look for the
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&a.latest.ann;latest mainstream release</a>.
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(See the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be tempted
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by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the
|
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<a href="handbook/install.html">installation instructions</a>,
|
||||
as well as each one of the *.TXT files in the FTP directory
|
||||
or on the installation CD. They are there because they contain information
|
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that you will need. Also pick up the latest
|
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<a href="http://www.freebsd.org/releases/index.html">errata file</a>
|
||||
from the web site, in case it has been updated.</p>
|
||||
|
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<p>If you decide to download FreeBSD, check whether these illustrated and
|
||||
expanded <a href="www.lemis.com/handbook/what-to-download.html">download
|
||||
instructions</a> for a previous version are still available before
|
||||
you begin. That should make the whole process a lot clearer.</p></li>
|
||||
|
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<li><p>A number of <a href="tutorials/">tutorials</a> are available. The
|
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one <a href="tutorials/newuser/newuser.html">For People New to Both
|
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FreeBSD and Unix</a> is popular with absolute beginners. You don't
|
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@ -47,7 +72,15 @@
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href="ftp://andrsn.stanford.edu/pub/">postscript or RTF format</a>
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for printing.</p></li>
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||||
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<li><p><a href="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm">The
|
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<li><p>The first thing many people need to set up is ppp, and there is
|
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a lot of documentation to help. You might start with at least those
|
||||
parts of the
|
||||
<a href="tutorials/ppp/ppp.html">Pedantic PPP Primer</a>
|
||||
that are relevant to your needs, and explore the
|
||||
<a href="http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html">ppp page</a>
|
||||
for links to the other valuable information and the latest updates.</p></li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><p><a name="cfbsd" href="http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdbook2.htm">The
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Complete FreeBSD</a> by Greg Lehey, published by Walnut Creek
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CDROM. This book assumes minimal UNIX experience and takes the
|
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beginner step by step through each stage from installation to
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@ -96,8 +129,8 @@
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Pretty soon you will want to move on to a book that gives more
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coverage.</p></li>
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||||
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<li><p>One book mentioned frequently by newbies is <em>UNIX for the
|
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Impatient</em> by Paul W. Abrahams and Bruce R. Larson, published
|
||||
<li><p>One book mentioned frequently by newbies is <a name="ufti"><em>UNIX for
|
||||
the Impatient</em></a> by Paul W. Abrahams and Bruce R. Larson, published
|
||||
by Addison-Wesley. It is intended both as a book for learning UNIX
|
||||
and a reference, and includes an introduction to UNIX concepts and
|
||||
handy chapter on using the X Window System.</p></li>
|
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@ -113,7 +146,9 @@
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throughout.</p></li>
|
||||
|
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<li><p>A <a
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||||
href="http://www-wks.acs.ohio-state.edu/unix_course/unix.html">UNIX Introductory Course</a> from Ohio State University is available online in HTML, postscript and Acrobat PDF formats.</p></li>
|
||||
href="http://www-wks.acs.ohio-state.edu/unix_course/unix.html">UNIX Introductory Course</a>
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from Ohio State University is available online in HTML,
|
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postscript and Acrobat PDF formats.</p></li>
|
||||
|
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<li><p><a href="http://www.ucs.ed.ac.uk/~unixhelp/servers.html">UNIXhelp
|
||||
for Users</a> is another introductory guide which is available in
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@ -123,7 +158,9 @@
|
|||
<li><p>UNIX questions are dealt with in the newsgroup <a
|
||||
href="news:comp.unix.questions">comp.unix.questions</a> and the
|
||||
associated <a
|
||||
href="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/faq/top.html"> Frequently Asked Questions</a>. You can also get a copy of the <a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/unix-faq/faq/">FAQ</a> from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most interested in sections 1 and 2 initially.</p></li>
|
||||
href="http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/faq/top.html"> Frequently Asked Questions</a>. You can also get a copy of the <a href="ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/unix-faq/faq/">FAQ</a>
|
||||
from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most interested in
|
||||
sections 1 and 2 initially.</p></li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><p>Another interesting newsgroup is <a
|
||||
href="news:comp.unix.user-friendly">comp.unix.user-friendly</a>
|
||||
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@ -138,23 +175,72 @@
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at <a
|
||||
href="http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Software/Operating_Systems/Unix/">Yahoo!</a>.</p></li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><p>Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
|
||||
want to check the <a
|
||||
href="http://manuel.brad.ac.uk/help/.faq/.unix/.pronun.html">Pronunciation Guide</a>.</p></li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
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<h2><a name="people">People</a></H2>
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<h2><a name="xwin">Learning about the X Window System</a></h2>
|
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<p>The X Window System is used with a number of operating systems,
|
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including FreeBSD. The documentation for X can be found at
|
||||
<a href="http://www.xfree86.org/">The XFree86 Project, Inc.</a>,
|
||||
including the
|
||||
<a href="http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/index.html">XFree86 FAQ</a>.
|
||||
Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which is
|
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likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.</p>
|
||||
|
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<ul>
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<li><p>For basic information about installing, configuring and using the
|
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X Window System, two of the books mentioned above have sections
|
||||
dealing with X at beginner level:
|
||||
<a href="#cfbsd">The Complete FreeBSD</a> and
|
||||
<a href="#ufti">UNIX for the Impatient</a>.</p></li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li><p>There is an easy and informative section on
|
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<a href="http://linuxwww.db.erau.edu/LUG/node41.html">using
|
||||
the X Window System</a> in the Linux
|
||||
<a href="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/LDP/users-guide">Users' Guide</a>.
|
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Interesting material will be found elsewhere in that document too, but
|
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remember that Linux does not always work exactly the same as FreeBSD.</p></li>
|
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|
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<li><p>Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you will need
|
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to choose a window manager.
|
||||
Visit the <a href="http://www.PLiG.org/xwinman">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's another
|
||||
beginners guide to UNIX there too.)
|
||||
Most if not all of these window managers are available to
|
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install from the FreeBSD ports collection.</p></li>
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</ul>
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||||
<h2><a name="people">Helping other people</a></h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Everyone has something to contribute to the FreeBSD community, even
|
||||
newbies! Some are busy working with the new advocacy group and some have
|
||||
become involved with the
|
||||
<a href="docproj.html">Documentation Project</a> as reviewers.
|
||||
Other FreeBSD newbies might have particular skills and experiences to
|
||||
share, either computer related or not, or just want to meet new
|
||||
newbies and make them feel welcome. There's always people around
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who help others simply because they like to. Write to
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<a href="mailto:freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org">FreeBSD Newbies</a>
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for more information.</p>
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<p>Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace
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chatting on the phone or across a pizza with someone who has the
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same interests, enjoys similar accomplishments, and faces the same
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challenges. If you don't have many friends who use FreeBSD,
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consider using your old FreeBSD CDs to create some more :-)</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.freebsd.org/support.html#user">User groups</a> are
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good places to meet other FreeBSD users. If there's not one nearby,
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maybe you could start one.</p>
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<p>Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
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want to check the <a
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href="http://manuel.brad.ac.uk/help/.faq/.unix/.pronun.html">Pronunciation Guide</a>
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and the <a
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href="http://www.wins.uva.nl/~mes/jargon/">Jargon File</a> :-)</p>
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<p>On line we have the
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<a href="http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/">FreeBSD-Newbies</a>
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mailing list for non-technical discussions about matters of interest
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