Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 20:10:19 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Arshad Saeed <arshad@super.net.pk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Need Information. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031200402.19820M-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.91.971031191221.25917B-100000@server.super.net.pk>
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On Fri, 31 Oct 1997, Arshad Saeed wrote: > > I m very new to FreeBSD , at the moment I m installing it from ftp server i.e > ftp.freebsd.org. > It is upto 20%. > > Now guys help me in configuring this operating system.My task is to configure > the operating system and then to install squid(proxy) > I have done this task on DEC OSF/1.Now this new operating system is > assigned to me. > Do anybody give me some suggestions + what type of reputation of this > operating system + everything u know. Suggestion 1: Buy `The Complete FreeBSD' from Walnut Creek CDROM (www.cdrom.com). Suggestion 2: explore and learn the opportunities available at http://www.freebsd.org. Now for the task at hand: Squid is available through the ports tree, a handy collection of patch files to build applications under FreeBSD. To use it: 1. Fetch the port directory off of ftp.freebsd.org or the CDROM. on the ftp site you can do `get directory.tar' and you can grab the whole dir in one go. 2. Drop into the port directory and type `make'. It iwll automatically grab the source distribution, patch, and compile. Then run `make install' as root to finish the installation. 3. Configure as appropriate for your site. Pretty easy, eh? Hope this helps. I'm avoiding the judgemental questions since, well, this *is* the FreeBSD support list :-) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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