Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:00:39 -0500 (CDT) From: Alex Charalabidis <alex@wnm.net> To: phreaknic@hushmail.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: a little bit of advice about Free Bsd.......... Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05.10004141749160.15376-100000@earth.wnm.net> In-Reply-To: <200004142204.PAA13619@mail5.hushmail.com>
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2000 phreaknic@hushmail.com wrote: > I have been thinking about putting Free Bsd on my system for a little while > know, and Have a couple quick questions. Once I have Freebsd installed and > X configured can I immediatly start window > maker (Fell in love with it recently)? Does netscape come pre-installed? > and lastly is setting up sound a simple process, or fairly difficult? Slackware > comes to mind. anyway Thanks for your time. > WindowMaker does not come as part of the installation but is dead easy to install from the ports (or packages), no sweat. Netscape is something you can also install from ports, but it will have to be downloaded. The installation process for either is disgustingly painless. Check the handbook on using the ports collection. Sound is another story. You will have to identify the correct driver for your card and recompile the kernel since the generic kernel has no sound support at all. If working with Linux has given you an irrational fear of recompiling kernels, relax. this is one thing where FreeBSD is very obviously NOT Linux. Do make sure your sound card is supported and check the list archives for problems other people may have encountered with it. hth -ac -- ============================================================== Alex Charalabidis (AC8139) 5050 Poplar Ave, Ste 170 Systems Administrator Memphis, TN 38157 WebNet Memphis (901) 432 6000 Author, The Book of IRC http://www.bookofirc.com/ ============================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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