Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 18:30:57 +0000 From: Frank Shute <frank@shute.org.uk> To: Graham Bentley <admin@cpcnw.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Starting from Scratch! Message-ID: <20110202183057.GE2363@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <8BB19CF584084C298AA7F3BD4F3AC385@admin> References: <20110202120033.349E710657CC@hub.freebsd.org> <8BB19CF584084C298AA7F3BD4F3AC385@admin>
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On Wed, Feb 02, 2011 at 12:09:11PM -0000, Graham Bentley wrote: > > After several months away from FreeBSD I am asking > for advice on versions for general desktop / interest > use [non critical learning platform] > > Should I hang on a bit for 8.2 to go current? > > Or will I easily be able to update RC3 in any case? > > Thanks! Graham, you might want to consider doing your installation with a copy of PC-BSD. It's got a better installer than FreeBSD's sysinstall and you can use ZFS if you like. Here's an article which shows the PC-BSD installer in action: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2010/08/17/pc-bsd-8-1-review/ If I was you, I wouldn't wait for 8.2, I'd get stuck in and treat the inevitable upgrade as a learning experience. Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html
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