From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 22 02:01:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2686D16A4CE for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:01:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from rutger.owt.com (rutger.owt.com [204.118.6.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5327943D2F for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:00:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from topaz-out (owt-207-41-94-233.owt.com [207.41.94.233]) by rutger.owt.com (8.11.6p2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id i0MA0u228742; Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:00:56 -0800 From: Kent Stewart To: Khoi - San Zulu , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 02:00:55 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <20040122084420.97142.qmail@web12506.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040122084420.97142.qmail@web12506.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200401220200.55886.kstewart@owt.com> Subject: Re: Thank you X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 10:01:00 -0000 On Thursday 22 January 2004 12:44 am, Khoi - San Zulu wrote: > Good day. > > I would like to extend to you, whomever you are, my > heartfelt gratitude for this operating system. > > I come from a poor community in the heart of South > Africa. I learned about computers and how they work, > using Microsoft operating systems. I have had no > experience with any other operating system besides > this. > > Windows NT, 2000 and XP. I was given a copy of FreeBSD > release 5.0 by a gentleman I happened to meet whom is > into the Unix Operating system. He gave me 2 CD-Rom > disks and 2 Stiffy disks. I have read your site, I > found it most informative. I installed the FreeBSD > Operating System onto a Pentium II computer. It worked > first time, Great!!!! I searched on Google for > commands and have found some..... > > I searched your site, but my burning question is, How > do I start the Graphical Interfaces, KDE and Gnome? I > did a Custom Installation following the directions of > the website. I installed all the packages and Ports. I > want to learn everything. I don't know about gnome but for KDE, add the line exec startkde in to a local file called ".xinitrc". There are ways to make it startup at login but I choose to type startx at the command line. Kent > > I am of the understanding that the Operating System > loves command line. I dont feel that I am at that > level yet to configure from the command line. An old > adage in South AFrica goes, work from what you know, > to what you don't know. I want to learn everything > about the Operating System. I see its Potential is > GREAT.... So much can be done for the people who > cannot afford old or new computers never mind the > licenses for the Other operating systems here like > Novell and Microsoft. I desperately want to learn > about this. I have come to an internet cafe to educate > myself further. My problem is that resources are > limited here regarding our access to Alternative > Operating Systems and equipment. The potential that > the discovery of this Operating System and what it > offers makes me salivate with happiness. I can make a > meal of this and do so many things within the > community along the lines of empowerment.... I have > heard about Linux, but have read from a few sources > that the FreeBSD Operating system is amongst the more > secure out there as well as that FreeBSD 5.0 has the > ability to emulate linux. So In my understanding I get > multiple Operating Systems, with Multiple capabilities > all roled into 1 ( well 2 disks!). > > Please help in this regard. If possible, please help > me with the commands or where I can find them!!! I > would appreciate this greatly!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Thank You so much for this Operating. Please pass this > on to whomever is concerned. My compliments and > gratitude to one and all !!!! > > Thanking You as well as hoping for a favourable > response. > > Yours Sincerely > Adam > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ > _______________________________________________ > 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" -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html