From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 3 10:01:17 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40B2A37B401 for ; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:01:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gaff.hhhr.ision.net (gaff.hhhr.ision.net [195.180.9.213]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 336E043F93 for ; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:01:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ohoyer@gaff.hhhr.ision.net) Received: from gaff.hhhr.ision.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gaff.hhhr.ision.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h73H1JfD088891 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:01:19 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ohoyer@gaff.hhhr.ision.net) Received: from localhost (ohoyer@localhost)h73H1IVO088888; Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:01:18 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 19:01:17 +0200 (CEST) From: Olaf Hoyer To: HOFER Klemens In-Reply-To: <000801c359c3$0f4b6540$77ce2f3e@o9l9v0> Message-ID: <20030803185749.W88881-100000@gaff.hhhr.ision.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: live BSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 17:01:17 -0000 On Sun, 3 Aug 2003, HOFER Klemens wrote: > hi, > I am new to FreeBSD. Actually I am using Linux. > There=B4s a good Live Linux System called "Knoppix" which only runs from = CDROM and so you could become familiar with the system without having to in= stall it on your Harddisk. > Is there something similar available under FreeBSD? Well, there are some projects that do similar things, like www.freesbie.org, and the german freeX Mag also has done a similar CD. (In the book: FreeBSD 5 it is included, www.cul.de) But the best way to check out how it works is always first-hand-experience, I always used a spare drive (needs to only have 3 GB) to install, also with X11. Knoppix is way better maintained than those FreeBSD-based Live systems, especially when it comes to X11 apps. Just my 0.02 EUR Olaf --=20 Olaf Hoyer ohoyer@gaff.hhhr.ision.net Fuerchterliche Erlebniss geben zu raten, ob der, welcher sie erlebt, nicht etwas Fuerchterliches ist. (Nietzsche, Jenseits von Gut und Boese)