Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 23:32:59 -0800 (PST) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: "Defryn, Guy" <G.P.Defryn@massey.ac.nz> Cc: "freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: books for newbies Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10112022317090.56753-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <98B01D2717B9D411B38F0008C7840931057F3415@its-xchg2.massey.ac.nz>
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On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Defryn, Guy wrote: > Hi there, > > This is my first post to this list. > I am a windows user but have decided that it > Is a good idea to have some Unix knowledge. > > A friend recommended Freebsd and I have > Managed to install it. I am a bit stuck now. > Are there good books available for a complete newbie. > My interest goes mainly to web server related issues > Here's the list: 1) Handbook and FAQ. These will be on your hard drive. You can also buy the recently published Second Edition of the Handbook in a print version--very convenient. 2) FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your Personal Computer. This is the book I wrote and is specifically for users new to both FreeBSD and UNIX, so it doesn't assume you know basic UNIX commands. It's task oriented and in addition to introducing you to the system it covers getting X, printing, sound, and your network running, as well installing third-party software, compiling your own kernel, and upgrading the system. 3) FreeBSD Unleased (Urban and Tiemann) This is a longer book and covers some third-party applications in greater detail than my book. 4) The Complete FreeBSD (Lehey) This has been the standard (and only) book other than the Handbook for years; but the current edition is from 1999, so some of the recent stuff (in spite of Lehey's updates on freebsd-questions) is not covered. A new edition may be in the works, but not for several months as far as I know. 5) FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide (Mittelstaedt) This book is great if you're running a network with both Windows and FreeBSD machines. In addition you need one fairly comprehensive UNIX manual like UNIX for the Impatient, possibly a book on your shell, and a system administration book like UNIX System Administration Handbook (Nemeth et.al.) The third edition uses FreeBSD as one of its example systems (FreeBSD 3.2). Finally, you want books specific to what you want to know about in depth (or web resources). Some books are available on-line, like O'Reilly's Using Samba. There are other books on various programming languages, apache, sendmail, and so forth. I agree amazon.com is a great resource; so is bsdmall.com (formerly mall.daemonnews.org). The latter doesn't have reviews like Amazon does, but it does have books specific to your interest right at hand. Annelise -- Annelise Anderson Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC Available from: mall.daemonnews.org and amazon.com Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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