From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 23 01:52:45 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F29016A46E for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:52:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from iaccounts@ibctech.ca) Received: from pearl.ibctech.ca (pearl.ibctech.ca [208.70.104.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15A4D13C481 for ; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:52:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from iaccounts@ibctech.ca) Received: (qmail 53067 invoked by uid 1002); 23 Oct 2007 01:52:36 -0000 Received: from iaccounts@ibctech.ca by pearl.ibctech.ca by uid 89 with qmail-scanner-1.22 (spamassassin: 2.64. Clear:RC:1(127.0.0.1):. Processed in 11.756928 secs); 23 Oct 2007 01:52:36 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO webmail.ibctech.ca) (127.0.0.1) by localhost.ibctech.ca with SMTP; 23 Oct 2007 01:52:24 -0000 Received: from 208.70.104.211 (SquirrelMail authenticated user steve@ibctech.ca) by webmail.ibctech.ca with HTTP; Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:52:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <3997.208.70.104.211.1193104344.squirrel@webmail.ibctech.ca> In-Reply-To: <005501c814da$1b9cdc30$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> References: <200710221851.48278.mayank@in.niksun.com> <005501c814da$1b9cdc30$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:52:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Steve Bertrand" To: "Donovan R. Palmer" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.5.1 [CVS] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it difficult to move from Linux? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:52:45 -0000 > I have been using Linux for over 10 years, but have for a number of > reasons become very interested in learning to use FreeBSD. Are there > any ex or current Linux users here and could you tell me how hard it > is to make the shift from Linux? Is there anything in particular > which has been written which would be useful to read? I have had a reason to run Linux, and have been running FreeBSD for nearly 10 years, so I'm backwards to your situation. Personally, I find it difficult to operate under a Linux platform, and I'll explain why without trying to start a flame war. My boxes that run FreeBSD do not have a GUI. I found that many of the Linux commands, start up scripts, configuration files et-al were in the Wrong Place (relative). Essentially, it's as simple as that. If you want to cross platforms like I've had to do from time to time, the majority of stuff comes near-naturally, and what doesn't, Google will take up the slack. You have come to a good place if you need to move forward with FBSD, and especially with a 10 yr background in *nix to begin with, a little time in frustration of learning the new locations of files it should be a cakewalk. What to read? Start with the FreeBSD handbook. One could say that it's TFM to begin with ;) Steve