Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 16:35:17 +1100 From: aunty <aunty@comcen.com.au> To: pini0n <pini0n@brokenmachine.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question regarding FreeBSD and Linux Message-ID: <20000121163517.G32295@comcen.com.au> In-Reply-To: <000501bf63c9$5d59b640$46200304@dsl.gtei.net> References: <000501bf63c9$5d59b640$46200304@dsl.gtei.net>
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On Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 10:38:18PM -0600, pini0n wrote: > BSDers, > > Im a newbie to linux but am catching on quickly. Ive got the UNIX > basics down and am now getting into more of the advanced stuff. While > Im battering at the learning curve for linux, I thought Id give FreeBSD > a chance on another HD of mine. Here's my question: > > How similar are linux and FreeBSD? > > Im running Slackware 7 w/out a GUI like X or KDE, and so am curious as > to how similar the directory structures are, commands, etc. Itll be > another week or two before Im able to install it, so, I thought Id get a > heads up on now on how similar the experience will be. For directory layout, you could type 'man hier' on both systems and compare, or if you don't have FreeBSD yet look at http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hier&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+3.4-RELEASE&format=html It's a matter of perspective. If your perspective is that of a recent convert from Microsoft systems, you'll find them very similar to each other. If you're coming from a unix background, all of the little differences will jump out at you. For example, most of the user commands and easy admin commands are the same, but some of the admin differs a lot because of system differences, especially in the area of what the system does while it is booting up. But they're still more similar to each other than they are to Windows, OS/2, Mac, etc. Again, if you were coming from a unix background you'd even notice a lot of differences between different distributions of Linux that most hobby Linux users would hardly notice. Coming from Slackware to FreeBSD you shouldn't find too many surprises. -- Regards, -*Sue*- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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