From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Mar 17 03:27:59 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA19406 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:27:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from phoenix.welearn.com.au (suebla.lnk.telstra.net [139.130.44.81]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA19389 for ; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:27:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sue@phoenix.welearn.com.au) Received: (from sue@localhost) by phoenix.welearn.com.au (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA10187; Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:27:42 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <19980317222739.08180@welearn.com.au> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 22:27:39 +1100 From: Sue Blake To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: How the handbook was first used Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88e Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org When I first installed FreeBSD at home, this is how I used the handbook and the comments that I made on the sections at the time, as I recall them. 1.1 FreeBSD in a nutshell Didn't contain essentials but read it anyway 2 Installing FreeBSD A lot of info to take in, but necessary 3 Unix Basics Bitterly disappointed 4.1 Installing packages How could this one be empty?! 4.2 The Ports collection What of this do I need? All? They still fail. 5 Configuring the kernel Studied right after installing, worked well! 6 Users, groups and security Bad title (users?). Not relevant, confusing. 7 Printing I don't have a printer, no comment 8 Disk quotas Not relevant. 9 The X Window System Empty? It doesn't work AND it's not here?! 10 PC Hardware compatibility Good to have for reference 11 Serial Communications Confusing. I hope I don't ever need it. 12 PPP and SLIP PPP worked. Hard to pick out relevant info. 13 Advanced networking Ignored 14 Electronic Mail Ignored 19 Troubleshooting Almost doesn't exist. What a tease! 25 Bibliography Very useful, often consulted, wish more 15-end (not 19, 25) Ignored NOTE: These were my impressions when first using the handbook, not necessarily my current impressions. If info could be added for Packages, X and Troubleshooting (if it hasn't already) that'd make a big improvement right away. -- Regards, -*Sue*- find / -name "*.conf" |more To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message