Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 16:55:37 +0100 From: arden <arden@nildram.co.uk> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd- Newby question Message-ID: <1086796536.2352.5.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20040608180958.3775e3cf.wmoran@potentialtech.com> References: <004001c44d9f$728f76c0$0200a8c0@LLAPTOP> <20040608180958.3775e3cf.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
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On Tue, 2004-06-08 at 23:09, Bill Moran wrote: > "LW Ellis" <lwellis@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > I am trying to learn unix. I need a recommendation for a good beginers book > > (eg: Unix for dummies) > > I install Freebsd on an old desktop, but I have never used unix, and need a > > starting point. > > _The_Comlete_FreeBSD_ by Greg Lehey has a lot of good chapters for beginners, > and as you learn, it'll still have a lot to teach you. > > The online FreeBSD Handbook also has a chapter on basics: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/basics.html im not a book sort of person I tend to find the best way to learn a new os is to decide what i need it to do and research it on the web. When you have a system you can use then start exploring what other cool functions it has arden > > HTH
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