From a080be81d05f249719ef669792c208af0574055e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Fonvieille
Search the Handbook and FAQ, the +
Search the Handbook and FAQ, the whole web site, or the archives of the FreeBSD-Questions mailing list.
The Documentation page has links to the +
The Documentation page has links to the Handbook and FAQ, tutorials, information about contributing to the Documentation Project, documents in languages other than English, and much more.
The Support page contains a wealth of +
The Support page contains a wealth of information about FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web and FTP sites, release information, and links to some sources of &unix; information.
If you decide to download FreeBSD, check whether these illustrated and @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
The first thing many people need to set up is ppp, and there is a lot of documentation to help. You might start with at least those parts of the - Handbook + Handbook that are relevant to your needs, and explore the ppp page for links to the other valuable information and the latest updates.
The FreeBSD Handbook and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are the +
The FreeBSD Handbook and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are the main documents for FreeBSD. 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 @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ the following form: http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions. You can look up old questions and - answers via the search + answers via the search page.
The main newsgroup for FreeBSD is comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce as well.
Man pages are good +
Man pages are good for reference but not always the best introduction for a novice. The more you work with man pages the more familiar they become. Some are very good for newbies, so @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
UNIX questions are dealt with in the newsgroup comp.unix.questions and the associated + href="http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/unix-faq/faq/top.html"> Frequently Asked Questions. You can also get a copy of the FAQ @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
Another interesting newsgroup is comp.unix.user-friendly which also has a FAQ. + href="http://www.faqs.org/faqs/unix-faq/user-friendly/index.html">FAQ. Although this newsgroup is for discussing user-friendliness, it can contain some good information for newbies. The FAQ @@ -188,8 +188,10 @@
The X Window System is used with a number of operating systems, - including FreeBSD. The documentation for X can be found at - The XFree86 Project, Inc. + including FreeBSD. The documentation for X can be found at the + X.Org Foundation or + The XFree86 Project, Inc + web sites according to the version you run. Beware, much of this documentation is reference material which is more likely to be difficult for newcomers to digest.
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@For basic information about installing, configuring and using the X Window System, three of the books mentioned above have sections dealing with X at beginner level: - The FreeBSD Handbook, + The FreeBSD Handbook, The Complete FreeBSD, and UNIX for the Impatient.
Before you can get X running exactly the way you like, you will need to choose a window manager. - Visit the Window Managers for X + Visit the Window Managers for X 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 @@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ challenges. If you do not have many friends who use FreeBSD, consider using your old FreeBSD CDs to create some more :-)
-User groups are +
User groups are good places to meet other FreeBSD users. If there is no one nearby, you might consider starting one!