Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 06:25:11 est From: hounddog@juno.com (Hans N Gruber) To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Help: Idiot on the loose Message-ID: <19961123.062533.4671.0.hounddog@juno.com>
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Ok, so every list needs a few idiots. I had to download the bin files one at a time and install FreeBSD from a DOS partition. In order to save space, I did not install the man pages. Not a smart move considering I'm a UNIX/LINUX/BSD ignoramus extraordinaire. Well, I managed to install everything all right, and I'm going to the library first thing in the morning to get some books on UNIX and GNU, but I have a couple of questions that I think will not be covered in books. I managed to create a file called "first file" (yes, with a space), and cannot delete it as FreeBSD is treating as two files which don't exist. Nextly, I created a user on the system (which is me), mainly because it seemed at the time (during install), that it was the thing to do. How do I log on as admin instead of user? ( did I mention I am an idiot?) Thirdly, I wish to install the man pages. My disk space situation is looking pretty grim. I already have the minimum install, but is there any way to streamline by removing unnecessary files? I am running single user PC, no internet, no xWindows, no nothing except G++, the editor, basic commands. I don't need games, bells or whistles. Any suggestions would be helpful. Peace, Hans
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