Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 08:15:23 -0400 From: mj001 <mj001@rogers.com> To: Jonathan <j.e.drews@worldnet.att.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Good FreeBSD book Message-ID: <3ED0B3DB.3060506@rogers.com> References: <200305241756.11030.j.e.drews@worldnet.att.net>
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Jonathan wrote: > Hi: > > I recently got "FreeBSD: An Open-Source operating system for your personal > computer", by Annelise Anderson. I must say this is a really excellent > introduction to FreeBSD. Although the book covers FreeBSD 4.3, much of the > material is still relevant to 4.8. A 4.8 CD was included with the book. She > has an entire chapter on ports plus a very nice chapter on kernel > configuration and compiling. She covers the commands: kldstat, kldload, > dmesg, ldconfig, last, netstat, w, who, ps and top. She covers cvsup too. I > learned a lot about my new FreeBSD by reading this book. > > http://www.bsdmall.com/freebosforyo.html > > > Kind regards, > Jonathan > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I also recommend "Absolute BSD", by Michael Lucas. It is subtitled "The ultimate guide to FreeBSD", and is very comprehensive. It is more technical, and less a beginer's guide, than "FreeBSD Unleashed". It gives lots of information on security and configuration; there is a complete run-down of the /etc hierarchy, for example. ISBN 1-886411-74-3.
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