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Date:      Mon, 6 Apr 1998 13:26:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Ian O'Friel" <Genius@glasgow.crosswinds.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980406132545.18904h-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <000701bd617e$0258f5c0$2ff648c2@metallica>

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Please wrap your lines, thanks.

On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, Ian O'Friel wrote:

> I have just installed FreeBSD 2.2.5 because I need to learn how to use
> multiple Operating Systems, I have well above average knowledge of DOS,
> Windows 3.1x/95/NT and OS/2 Warp 3. My next task is to learn FreeBSD. I
> have it on a Dual-Boot system with Windows 95 and OS/2 (or should that
> be triple boot ?!?) 

Sounds good.

> The problem is that the only thing I can get the god-damned thing to do
> is run the Installation Program by typing /stand/sysinstall .  Is there
> any way of getting a Graphical User Interface, can I download one, is
> there one with FreeBSD ? 

The X Window System is an option you can install.  It's best installed at
system install time although you can do it later.

> Also, How do you play the games, I have several games installed with
> FreeBSD like Doom and NetHack. How do I run these ?? 

Just type their names, ie `nethack'.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major



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