Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 15:25:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Bzdik BSD <bzdik@yahoo.com> Cc: Piet Delport <siberiyan@mweb.co.za>, Kastaki <kastaki@ganbert.com>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NEWBIE Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10110111513560.16465-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <20011011143621.82172.qmail@web13608.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Bzdik BSD wrote: > I can highly recommend "Think Unix" also. I would also recommend the > 4.3 release instead of 4.4 for a newbie because the latter is a bit > non-conventional <G>: tools are missing, not all shells in post > install, etc. The ISO now on the servers (September 22) has the tools directory, as does the mini-ISO. (Not packages and probably not X either.) > This makes Ms Anderson's book a very good choice it has the CD > included. The book works with 4.4 also (not much is different except the installation keystrokes, where you need often to Tab to get to the OK box because Enter toggles the [x]. But 4.4 has the advantage of an updated cvsup (post September 9) and one way or another you need to install an updated cvsup. All versions of cvsup and cvsup-bin (which no longer exists) before midday September 9 have a bug that showed up on that date. Up-to-date servers will reject you if you have an old cvsup. > If you use Greg's book, keep in mind there's a typo on page 164 that > can make you locked out slightly: > > page 164, where it shows the adduser procedure, line that says : > "Invite yana into other groups: no" > > this "no" is done in bold in his book, which suggests user's input, and > if you type it, you won't be able to type "wheel". You can fix it later > though editing /etc/group file. > > three more editions and they will fix it. > Annelise P.S. This book really is for users new to both FreeBSD and UNIX in general. -- Annelise Anderson Author of: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC Available from: mall.daemonnews.org and amazon.com Book Website: http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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