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From: Brian Barto <bartobri@comcast.net>
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> Hi!
>
> I think that absolute BSD, the ultimate guide to FreeBSD from Michael 
> lucas is good for newbies, it's generally very good for newbies to 
> startup a server and teaches some basic unix tools, and teaches you 
> how to upgrade, etc.. It's quite like the handbook but much more 
> easier to follow for newbies and i think combining the handbook with 
> the Absolute BSD is a great teaching resource
> yu cao
>
Agreed! This book spells out exactly what to do for installing, 
recompiling the kernel, backing up, hardening, configuring deamons, 
setting up SCSI, etc. It was and still is a huge life saver. I highly 
recommend it.