Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 00:54:01 -0400 From: Chris Lync <lynch@cityisp.net> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: any good books? Message-ID: <3931F7E9.FB39FEC6@cityisp.net> References: <000501bfc8f2$e3ea30c0$cedda4d8@leegold1>
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> imo, i have not seen any what i would call good documentation for fbsd (and > linux) for the neophyte. of course it could be that i am stupid and do not > have the mental capacity to understand the documentation (of course it > would help if walnut creek had not sent me ver 4.0 w/the complete bsd book - > since their are signbificant changes in the install from 3.x.x ), but all > documentation i see assumes sysadmin level knowledge. plus most levels of > conversation also assumes pro level knowledge. > Go out and buy Using Unix, Second Edition by Steve Moritsugu and DTR Business Systems. It's published by QUE so you should be able to find it easily. It assumes absolutey no prior Unix knowledge. It's not an "in 24 hours" kinda of book, but, its written very clearly and it's reads effortlessly...which means painless. It will show you how to use the Unix OS. It get's easier. It takes time and the effort and the stamina to get through the Intial Shock that we "single user admins " experience. I installed it on a box at home about 2-3 years ago. I'm a proud newbieScrewed up things. Was confounded by stupid hardware issues( which I got through due to the fact I've worked at computer stores building countless windows boxes). I do agree that some things , it seems you'll never know unless you ask and wait. And then, you'll find it has led to some massive project that you really didn't plan for in the first place. But, it makes it easier to understand the rest of it all. New things don't seem like such an issue after a while. At least we have mailing lists. Chris Lynch To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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