Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:45:22 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Ivan Zenzerovi? <zenzof1@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New to FreeBSD Message-ID: <20070328094522.GC1828@kobe.laptop> In-Reply-To: <640eadd40703271436h799efba6nd44fd8c4a6586dec@mail.gmail.com> References: <640eadd40703261409r55c570aeg8fe56de3753bd8e4@mail.gmail.com> <20070327023055.GB42651@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <640eadd40703271436h799efba6nd44fd8c4a6586dec@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2007-03-27 23:36, Ivan Zenzerovi? <zenzof1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi guys,
> i managed to install it, and, in fact I'm working on it right now.
> It's great, just tell me, I should compile my kernel at this point?
> And a question: I don't like this xorg, and I have installed KDE but
> how do I run KDE?
Right after your first FreeBSD installation, you are certainly *not*
expected to rush into rebuilding a kernel, for any reason. In fact,
this could be a dangerous exercise. It's far too easy to build a kernel
which lacks critical components, and render your system unbootable (at
least unbootable without manual intervention).
Since you are new to the FreeBSD system, my suggestion would be to
forget about rebuilding kernels, optimizing compiler flags, and tweaking
knobs here and there. Now that you have a working FreeBSD installation
you should *read* about the system you have just installed.
There is a wealth of information about FreeBSD both in the CD-ROM set
which you used to install it, and online. You should, at least, check
the following:
* The README.TXT file at the toplevel directory of your
installation CD-ROM.
* The web pages at http://www.FreeBSD.org/docs.html
* The FreeBSD FAQ book, at
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/
The FAQ contains a lagre list of frequently asked questions
about FreeBSD. You will find answers there about a very
diverse range of topics, including such obscure things as
``I managed to trash by boot loader, what should I do now?''.
* The FreeBSD Handbook, at
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
The FreeBSD Handbook is the largest book written by the
FreeBSD documentation team. It is both a guide for the
beginning user, and a common reference for administrators
setting up services with FreeBSD.
Your answer about KDE vs. X11 is already answered in the
Handbook.
Note that a copy of the Handbook and all the articles, books and
other reference material related to the FreeBSD release you have
just installed, are also conveniently available in the CD-ROM you
used to install FreeBSD. You can install them locally too, by
logging in as root and running ``sysinstall'':
# sysintall
Follow the menus to add the ``doc'' distribution, and then you
will have a copy of all the documentation articles and books at:
/usr/share/doc
Welcome to FreeBSD, and if you have other questions regarding its
every day use and operation, feel free to email this list again :-)
- Giorgos
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