Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 17:46:03 +1030 From: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> To: Phil <phil@philseymour.net>, FreeBSD-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unclear which version I should D/L... Message-ID: <544F42B3.3040600@ShaneWare.Biz> In-Reply-To: <934B47FB-14CD-4296-AEA0-C5D2DDDFE79E@philseymour.net> References: <09CA2683-2A07-4E8D-877B-3240951FEBE8@philseymour.net> <CA%2BtpaK3SjfiSyvtYsO51c=SrMfFhWT605QiY2SA%2BH9UEv2-BKg@mail.gmail.com> <544E2A68.4040809@ShaneWare.Biz> <934B47FB-14CD-4296-AEA0-C5D2DDDFE79E@philseymour.net>
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On 28/10/2014 01:29, Phil wrote: > Hi Shane, Thank you so much for your detailed reply. I have > downloaded the disk1 iso and created a bootable disk but I do have > some more questions about the install and functionality of FreeBSD. > Could you point me towards a good source for answers to questions > such as ZFS formatting and running FreeBSD as a “headless server” > Again, thank you for your help, Phil https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ The FreeBSD handbook is the best place to start. There is a recently updated chapter on ZFS. As for a headless server, learn to use the command line, most documentation will refer to typing in commands or editing text files rather than using gui apps. Install an ssh client on your windows machine (I believe putty is the popular one) to access the machine remotely. Chapter 4 of the handbook covers unix basics. Get familiar with cli based text editors, ee would be the simplest one available in the base system. This allows you to edit any config remotely over an ssh session. man pages are a great source of info on any command - type in 'man ee' you can also get web access to man pages at https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi Many config files also have man pages, try rc.conf loader.conf sysctl.conf cd pwd ls cat more find grep would be commands you will use regularly. Also feel free to ask for help on the freebsd-questions mailing list. -- FreeBSD - the place to B...Software Developing Shane Ambler
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