Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 17:45:18 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Andrew Gould <AndrewGould@shannonhealth.org> Cc: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 1st FreeBSD install - misc questions Message-ID: <20000808174518.F250@parish> In-Reply-To: <206499C84775D3119A000000F879310E011276B8@ISTECH4>; from AndrewGould@shannonhealth.org on Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 11:35:19AM -0500 References: <206499C84775D3119A000000F879310E011276B8@ISTECH4>
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On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 11:35:19AM -0500, Andrew Gould wrote: > I am trying to make the conversion from Linux to FreeBSD; and I have a few > questions: > > 1. How do you check for free memory in FreeBSD? (I'm looking for the > equivalent of Linux's 'free'.) > I always use top(1) > 2. How can I tell if swap is being used appropriately? (I'm used to seeing a > swap entry in /etc/fstab.) > # cat /etc/fstab # Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass# /dev/da0s2b none swap sw 0 0 [snip] > 3. What's the best way to move MySQL tables from an ext2 slice to an FreeBSD > (ffs or ufs?) slice? The slices are on different hard drives; but in the > same system. > Don't know the answer to this one (assuming you can't just cp(1) or mv(1) them). > 4. Will I lose any functionality in FreeBSD if I continue to use bash? Do I > need to learn csh (root's default shell)? > No, but both sh(1) and csh(1) are statically linked and in /bin on FreeBSD systems and so are accessible even if you boot single-user (only / mounted). If you *really* want bash(1) for root then statically link it and put it in /bin. > 5. I've noticed that many FreeBSD users use applications that are written > for Linux. What is the appropriate way to install a Linux application? Do I > need to compile from source? > Use the ports, http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/ports.html Linux support is in the kernel by default but some (all?) Linux apps require the linux_base port as well: # cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base # make # make install HTH > Thank you for your help and your patience, > > Andrew > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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