Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:44:57 -0600 From: Oscar Bonilla <obonilla@fisicc-ufm.edu> To: Diego Baz <Diego_Baz@citysearch.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Another inquiry... Message-ID: <19990421124456.A1518@fisicc-ufm.edu> In-Reply-To: <9A75E4B6D1DCD1119F6F0060975EABE705126658@pascamail-2.beach.citysearch.com>; from Diego Baz on Wed, Apr 21, 1999 at 10:39:28AM -0700 References: <9A75E4B6D1DCD1119F6F0060975EABE705126658@pascamail-2.beach.citysearch.com>
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On Wed, Apr 21, 1999 at 10:39:28AM -0700, Diego Baz wrote: > Sorry to bother you again, but I was wondering: once I install and setup > FreeBSD, what software do I use for: > > word processing? WordPerfect, StarOffice are like MS Office. I prefer to use LaTeX. > e-mail? I like mutt, but there are tons of email clients in /usr/ports/mail > accounting? hmm? don't know what you mean... if it's something like a spreadsheet then check /usr/ports/math > surfing the Web? netscape, lynx. check out /usr/ports/www > > Also, where would I get this software? I mean, do they sell this kind of > thing at CompUSA or Best Buy? Or would I have to buy it off the Web? > all you have to do is find the software you want and do a make install, for instance... if you want netscape communicator 4.5: # cd /usr/ports/www/netscape45-communicator # make install after that you'll have netscape installed. > Again, any information you could provide in reply would be tremendously > appreciated. regards, -oscar To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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