Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 09:17:35 +0100 From: Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New User to FreeBSD Message-ID: <20121007081735.GC7105@kontrol.kode5.net> In-Reply-To: <CAFuo_fwA=xBUgHbZN53jRv%2BwiPAh61dNrT_D9og6u7idtHa25w@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAHSusRrDDE3L4GgNcCcSGXCFvFdin6tZ6aBqDFte-EmLJJuQGw@mail.gmail.com> <CAFuo_fwA=xBUgHbZN53jRv%2BwiPAh61dNrT_D9og6u7idtHa25w@mail.gmail.com>
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[ Waitman Gobble wrote on Sun 7.Oct'12 at 0:38:30 -0700 ] > On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 12:17 AM, alwin doss <alwindoss84@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Let me be honest at the outset, I have never used an operating system other > > than linux with enthusiasm. > > But something about Linux always troubled me "It's licensing", "such > > complex family of distributions which are so different from each other". > > > > Which is when I came across FreeBSD. I fell in love with it, but yes I have > > never used it yet, I have tried many times to install it, but the > > installation process is really hard, I must say. > > I really want to install it on my laptop and all my systems. > > Added to the above interests of mine, I am a C++ and java developer. I want > > to use this talent that God's has blessed me with in this community. > > > > I want to begin with FreeBSD's very own GUI. Not depending on anyone > > (Gnome, KDE or....) I want it to be soooooo good that a commoner shoule be > > able to work with it with ease and feel safe and secure. > > > > So if someone could guide me about how to get started with contributing to > > FreeBSD it would be great. Please do reach out to me for more details if > > you need that is!!! > > Send me links that will get me started with FreeBSD I am all excited for > > this new journey to begin. > > > > > > -- > > Alwin Doss > > God's Beloved > Take a look at PC-BSD > http://www.pcbsd.org/ > Waitman Gobble Yes i think you might benefit initially from installing PC-BSD. It IS FreeBSD, but the creators have put a great deal of effort and hard work into making it easier to install and to provide an X environment that is already set up and configured for you to use. If you were to install FreeBSD there are a lot of configuration changes to be made and software to install to get the set-up I believe you're looking for. PC-BSD will take away that part of it for you and most likely make your experience of FreeBSD a lot less headache free. It's default desktop is KDE 4 i believe.
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