Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 18:38:51 -0400 From: "David Stanford" <dthomas53@gmail.com> To: "infernus - Bluelight" <infernus@infernusweb.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie help! Message-ID: <f2c91f770604091538g7d7a8066q5a1da68a3280bb39@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <443962BA.9020802@infernusweb.net> References: <443962BA.9020802@infernusweb.net>
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Ivan, Yes, you are a newbie as many of us are (including myself ;). You have already gotten some pretty good responses pointing you in the right direction to correctly set up a graphical desktop, such as the ones you saw in the screenshots. However, what the responses have not mentioned, and I think this is extremely important for newbies to understand, is that FreeBS= D is mainly a command line (CLI) driven operating system. Although, many people ause it as a desktop (graphical) system, you will need to do a good deal of researching and reading before a lot of the concepts and capabilite= s to set this up become entirely clear to you. I guess what really caught my eye in your post was "I feel the hope is dripping into the sink!". This is OKAY! I can't imagine anyone on this list not having the same exact feeling when they first installed FreeBSD for the first time...I know I did! Just remember that it will all come in time - yo= u just have to be willing to spare it. As most people on this list will reply with (I notice some already have), the FreeBSD handbook<http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.ht= ml>is the best place to start. Although the FreeBSD operating system isn't covered inside and out, its really a fantastic overall peice of documentation, especially considering the lack of "good" documentation foun= d in many Open Source projects. Anyway, good luck and don't get discouraged! And please, whatever you do, stay away from the penguin! ;) -David On 4/9/06, infernus - Bluelight <infernus@infernusweb.net> wrote: > > > Sorry for bothering this mailing list, but I realy need some help.. > I find awsome screenshots from FreeBSD on various sites on the net, but > on my comp, > the only thing I see is a black screen with some white text on it, and: > ________________ > $| > > --------------------- > I just tested some commands on random, and found that "info" show some > kind of list with information on each "something".. > > How do I enter some kind of interface, or desktop, like on the > screenshots? > Is there a web-site or enything with tutorials explaining how to do all > this.. > > I was thinking about setting up a FTP and Apache server +mail maybe.. > But now when I see this black screen and don't have a clue on what to > do, or how to do enything.. > I feel the hope is dripping into the sink! > > Please help me somehow, with tutorials and important information for > starters.. > > > Thanks a lot.. Ivan S. - Norway > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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