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Date:      Tue, 23 Feb 1999 21:55:50 +1300
From:      "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz>
To:        "A.K" <blorb@biosys.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: This sucks!
Message-ID:  <19990223085702.MQWS3226200.mta2-rme@wocker>
In-Reply-To: <36D1F163.BC852E00@biosys.net>

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On 23 Feb 99, at 1:08, A.K wrote:

> I purchased FreeBSD because my ISP runs it on my dedicated servers. So i
> thought why not use it at home on my LAN for testing and stuff.
> I invested the 40 bucks and ordered FreeBSD 3.0. But now after 8 hours
> of work and installation I'm kinda fed up with it. Nothing works. Apache
> doesn't work, Xwindows doesn't work (although I updated it to support
> all my hardware) and the whole directories and everything look different
> from my webserver. And I also want to complain about all the hardware
> and installation routines. They suck. I guess you have to be an expert
> already only to get FreeBSD installed and working.
> I recommend you take a look at Turbolinux. They know how to make the
> installation easy and understandable for non linux/unix experts.
> So I will delete FreeBSD and install Turbolinux again if I can't find
> help with these problems anywhere. I should have given the 40 bucks to a
> bum this would have been a better investment.

Pity.  Giving up after only 8 hours.  Shame.

Have you been to my website?  It might help.

--
Dan Langille
The FreeBSD Diary
http://www.FreeBSDDiary.com/freebsd


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