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<p>The following resources are some of those which &os;
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<p>The following resources are some of those which &os; newbies
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newbies have found most helpful when learning to use &os;.
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have found most helpful when learning to use &os;. Please send
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Please send corrections and additions to
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corrections and additions to <a
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<a href="mailto:freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org">FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org</a>.</p>
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href="mailto:freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org">FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org</a>.</p>
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<li><a href="#web-site">Using the &os; web site</a></li>
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<li><a href="#web-site">Using the &os; web site</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fbsd">Learning about &os;</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fbsd">Learning about &os;</a></li>
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<li><a href="#derived">Learning about &os;-derived projects</a></li>
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<li><a href="#derived">Learning about &os;-derived
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<li><a href="#unix">Learning about &unix;</a></li>
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projects</a></li> <li><a href="#unix">Learning about
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&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="#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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<li><a href="#people">Helping other people</a></li>
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<h2><a name="web-site">Using the &os; web site</a></h2>
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<h2><a name="web-site">Using the &os; 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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<p>This web site is the main source of up to date information
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&os;. Newbies have found the following pages particularly helpful:</p>
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about &os;. Newbies have found the following pages particularly
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helpful:</p>
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<ul>
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<ul>
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<li><p><a href="&base;/search/search.html">Search</a> the Handbook and FAQ, the
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<li><p><a href="&base;/search/search.html">Search</a> the
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whole web site, or the &os; mailing list archives.</p></li>
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Handbook and FAQ, the whole web site, or the &os; mailing list
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archives.</p></li>
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<li><p>The <a href="&base;/docs.html">Documentation</a> page has links to the
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<li><p>The <a href="&base;/docs.html">Documentation</a> page has
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Handbook and FAQ, tutorials, information about contributing to the
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links to the Handbook and FAQ, tutorials, information about
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Documentation Project, documents in languages other than English,
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contributing to the Documentation Project, documents in
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online manual pages, and much more.</p></li>
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languages other than English, online manual pages, and much
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more.</p></li>
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<li><p>The <a href="&base;/support.html">Support</a> page contains a wealth of
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<li><p>The <a href="&base;/support.html">Support</a> page
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information about &os;, including mailing lists, user groups, web
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contains a wealth of information about &os;, including mailing
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and FTP sites, release information, and links to some sources of
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lists, user groups, web and FTP sites, release information,
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&unix; information.</p></li>
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and links to some sources of &unix; information.</p></li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about &os;</a></h2>
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<h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about &os;</a></h2>
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<ul>
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<ul>
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<li><p>You should most probably look for the
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<li><p>You should most probably look for the <a
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<a href="&u.rel.announce;">latest mainstream release</a>.
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href="&u.rel.announce;">latest mainstream release</a>. (See
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(See the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be tempted
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the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be
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by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the
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tempted by any of the other branches.) Before you begin,
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<a href="&url.books;/handbook/bsdinstall.html">installation instructions</a>,
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carefully read the <a
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as well as each one of the *.TXT files in the FTP directory
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href="&url.books;/handbook/bsdinstall.html">installation
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or on the installation CD. They are there because they contain information
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instructions</a>, as well as each one of the *.TXT files in
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that you will need. Also pick up the latest
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the FTP directory or on the installation CD. They are there
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<a href="&base;/releases/index.html">errata file</a>
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because they contain information that you will need. Also pick
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from the web site, in case it has been updated.</p></li>
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up the latest <a href="&base;/releases/index.html">errata
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file</a> from the web site, in case it has been
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updated.</p></li>
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<li><p>A number of <a href="&base;/docs/books.html#ARTICLES">short
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<li><p>A number of <a
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articles and tutorials</a> are available. The short tutorial,
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href="&base;/docs/books.html#ARTICLES">short articles and
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<a href="&url.articles;/new-users/index.html">For
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tutorials</a> are available. The short tutorial, <a
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People New to Both &os; and Unix</a>, is popular with absolute
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href="&url.articles;/new-users/index.html">For People New to
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beginners. You do not have to know much about anything to enjoy
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Both &os; and Unix</a>, is popular with absolute beginners.
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this one.</p></li>
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You do not have to know much about anything to enjoy this
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one.</p></li>
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<li><p>There is a lot of documentation to help for setting up ppp.
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<li><p>There is a lot of documentation to help for setting up
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You might start with the <a
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ppp. You might start with the <a
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href="&url.books;/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html">PPP and SLIP</a>
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href="&url.books;/handbook/ppp-and-slip.html">PPP and
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chapter of the &os; Handbook and explore the
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SLIP</a> chapter of the &os; Handbook and explore the <a
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<a href="http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html">ppp page</a>
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href="http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html">ppp page</a> for
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for links to the other valuable information and the latest updates.</p></li>
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links to the other valuable information and the latest
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updates.</p></li>
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<li><p>The <a href="&url.books;/handbook/index.html">&os; Handbook</a> and <a
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<li><p>The <a href="&url.books;/handbook/index.html">&os;
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href="&url.books;/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)</a> are the
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Handbook</a> and <a
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main documents for &os;. Essential reading, they contain a lot of
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href="&url.books;/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions
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material for newbies as well as some pretty advanced stuff. Do not
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(FAQ)</a> are the main documents for &os;. Essential reading,
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worry if you are unable to understand the advanced sections. The handbook
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they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as some
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contains the installation instructions and also provides lists of
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pretty advanced stuff. Do not worry if you are unable to
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books and on-line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting
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understand the advanced sections. The handbook contains the
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section.</p></li>
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installation instructions and also provides lists of books and
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on-line resources, and the FAQ has a troubleshooting
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<li><p>Join the &os;-Questions mailing list to see the questions you
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<li><p>Join the &os;-Questions mailing list to see the questions
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were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by filling out
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you were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by
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the following form:
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filling out the following form: <a
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<a href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions">http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions</a>.
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href="http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions">http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions</a>.
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You can look up old questions and
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You can look up old questions and answers via the <a
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answers via the <a href="&base;/search/search.html#mailinglists">search</a>
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page.</p></li>
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<li><p>The main newsgroup for &os; is <a
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href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</a>.
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href="news:comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc">comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc</a>.
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General 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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from the RMIT FTP site. Newbies are likely to be most
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interested in sections 1 and 2 initially.</p></li>
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<li><p><a href="&cgibase;/man.cgi">Manual pages</a> are good
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for reference but not always
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the best introduction for a novice. The more you work with man pages
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the more familiar they become. Some are very good for newbies, so
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always check them out. The ppp man page, for example, is more like a
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tutorial.</p></li>
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<h2><a name="derived">Learning about &os;-derived projects</a></h2>
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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 do not have many friends who use &os;,
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same challenges. If you do not have many friends who use &os;,
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consider using your old &os; CDs to create some more.</p>
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consider using your old &os; CDs to create some more.</p>
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<p><a href="&base;/usergroups.html">User groups</a> are
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<p><a href="&base;/usergroups.html">User groups</a> are good
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good places to meet other &os; users. If there is no one nearby,
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places to meet other &os; users. If there is no one nearby, you
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you might consider starting one!</p>
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might consider starting one!</p>
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<p>Before talking to real humans about your new skills, you might
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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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want to check the <a href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/">Jargon
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href="http://www.catb.org/jargon/">Jargon File</a>.</p>
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