From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Nov 11 7:15:13 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from void.xpert.com (xpert.com [199.203.132.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75C8637B425 for ; Sun, 11 Nov 2001 07:15:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from mailserv.xpert.com ([199.203.132.135]) by void.xpert.com with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 162wIR-0005sF-00; Sun, 11 Nov 2001 17:13:19 +0200 Received: by mailserv.xpert.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <472J3FSH>; Sun, 11 Nov 2001 17:14:49 +0200 Message-ID: From: Yonatan Bokovza To: 'James Buchanan' , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Software on FreeBSD Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 17:14:43 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > -----Original Message----- > From: James Buchanan [mailto:gnudev@ozemail.com.au] > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 18:09 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Software on FreeBSD > > > Hi > > For a little while I've been using Linux only, instead of > Windows. I've been > doing my Bach in computer science degree working on Windows, > so unfortunately my > skills in UNIX are a little rusty. > > I was wondering if FreeBSD has an installer program that can > detect hardware. > Also, does FreeBSD come with the tools that Linux > distributions do, for example: > GCC (C, C++, Java, Fortran), glibc, libstdc++, libpthreads, > autoconf, automake, > make, sed, awk, perl, bash, texinfo, lout, latex, > ghostscript, ghostview, flex, > bison, and other GNU tools? Is there an easy to use setup > program for X? What > desktops come with FreeBSD, like Gnome or KDE? > > I'm a little worried about changing OSes since UNIX > especially seems to be > pretty hard to use (I mean, for me non-logical names for > things, like TTYs. An > ancient UNIX hang over). > > Is FreeBSD at least as user-friendly as a good Linux > distribution like RedHat? > Does the manual in the boxed sets tell how to setup a modem > and make a dialup > connection to an ISP, and how to connect and disconnect? > > Lastly, since FreeBSD seems to be internet oriented, it has > mail programs and a > browser right? Oh, and emacs? > > Sorry for the very low level questions. But I really can't > afford to spend the > money until I know what I'm doing and I can work on FreeBSD. Almost all of your questions are answered in the handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook or the FAQ: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/faq For easy installation of software learn more about "the ports tree". Best Regards, Yonatan. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message