Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 08:44:45 -0800 From: Beech <root@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org> To: zetatronic@clara.co.uk, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can you recommend some books, please? Message-ID: <20010911164445.D542B8C04@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org> In-Reply-To: <E15gjSh-0003z2-00@oceanus.uk.clara.net> References: <E15gjSh-0003z2-00@oceanus.uk.clara.net>
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On Tuesday 11 September 2001 01:04 am, Andrew Kendall wrote:
> Dear FreeBSD experts,
>
> I seek your help in all earnestness.
>
> This is my very first request for help after deciding to use FreeBSD. I
> have spent a great deal of time installing and re-installing it, making
> a certain amount of progress, but coming up against problems which I
> simply cannot get past because of my lack of experience with UNIX in
> general and FreeBSD in particular. My efforts to find answers on the
> Net are proving fruitless, and I am disappointed by the lack of
> information in certain areas.
>
> Much of the documentation is helpful, but what I am really looking for
> is a good book which presents an overview of the structure of UNIX /
> FreeBSD, outlining the multiplicity of components and files. Something
> that explains the concepts. Yes, I’ve got the installation notes
> along with some system admin stuff, but I need that crucial background.
> Something that tells me precisely what files and binaries are necessary,
> what they do, and where they are located.
>
> Preferably, I need a book which is specifically FreeBSD, because I want
> to know about all the peculiarities of certain file locations, etc. I
> don’t think any old Linux book will do, becuase they are usually
> too vague and, again, they focus too much on following the installation
> procedure.
>
> I fell sure you can recommend something worthwhile, which I intend to
> digest fully before I embark on any new attempts to install FreeBSD.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> Andrew Kendall
The books I recommend are:
The Complete FreeBsd - Greg Lehey
FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide - Ted Mittelstaedt
Both of these are required reading for FreeBSD.
Beech
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