Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:31:47 -1000 From: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> To: Bernt Hansson <bernt@bah.homeip.net> Cc: Mark Stapper <stark@mapper.nl>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD for the common man(or woman) Message-ID: <4A7B2FA3.5020603@hdk5.net> In-Reply-To: <4A7B16F2.7080304@bah.homeip.net> References: <4A76FB32.9050601@videotron.ca> <20090803215319.8fad2441.freebsd@edvax.de> <4A798DF2.3020305@videotron.ca> <200908051651.53302.j.mckeown@ru.ac.za> <20090805203337.c6f74172.freebsd@edvax.de> <h5crnd$f9m$1@ger.gmane.org> <4A7A89B3.6010206@mapper.nl> <4A7A8CDB.20004@infracaninophile.co.uk> <4A7B16F2.7080304@bah.homeip.net>
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Bernt Hansson wrote: > Matthew Seaman skrev: >> Mark Stapper wrote: >> >> >>> In light of this, I would really enjoy seeing a "Ubuntu" like movement >>> in the FreeBSD corner. >>> What I mean is that it would be nice for my mother to install and use >>> FreeBSD. >> >> It's called PC-BSD. > > Have a look at Manolis Kiagias work at > http://freebsd-custom.wikidot.com/downloads-page > > Haven't tried it my self, but it seems I'm going to. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Aloha, Manolis download worked for me. I used it to install a 7.2 FreeBSD on a Sandisk Flash stick. And I can bring it up from the USB port on my netbook. Works fine except for printing on network. Have to work on setting up the printcap properly. -- ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol
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