Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:06:04 -0600 From: Lloyd Hayes <wyoming_antelope@yahoo.com> To: Matt Navarre <mnavarre@cox.net>, FreeBSD Org <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Commands Message-ID: <40D118AC.3010308@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <40D1039D.6040307@cox.net> References: <40CF4287.1060005@yahoo.com> <20040615201058.GA1116@gothmog.gr> <40CFF491.5030902@cox.net> <40D08F0B.3070402@yahoo.com> <40D1039D.6040307@cox.net>
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OK, the book is up to version 4 (Something.) There are lots of new features in version 5 I'm going to try re-installing it again. In reading through this, there seems to be a sample config file that is copied to my hard drive that I can start with and modify. I think that probably I have been deleting it when creating new config files. To delete FreeBSD I simply delete the partition, create the same partition as a DOS partition and format it, then delete the DOS partition and create the FreeBSD partition. This removes all previous information creating a clean slate. Using System Commander program for partitioning. It also works with Win XP with it's NTFS file system. I had noticed before that by simply deleting the partition and then re-creating it without any changes, the FreeBSD files were still there. Here I go again..... Lloyd Hayes Email: wyoming_antelope@yahoo.com URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 Web Journal: http://lloyd_hayes.bravejournal.com/ Matt Navarre wrote: > > > Lloyd Hayes wrote: > >> I agree with everything you've said here. I have considered a UNIX >> type book. In fact I have looked at 'The Complete FreeBSD' book, but >> I believe that your version is still the current version. > > Doubtful, mine's from 1997 and came with FreeBSD 2.2.5 on CD. I'm > pretty sure there's a newer version :) > >> One thing. I didn't have any idea that the line commands were much >> different from the old CP/M commands. And what is really startling is >> the lack of information about this to new people switching systems. > > > Well, CP/M and Unix are just different. I can certainly see where it > could be disorienting though. > > Here's a help site that has dos and VMS commands and their unix > equivalents. > http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/ > > I'm sure there's others. > >> >> Anyway, I created a partition on my backup computer so that I could >> play with FreeBSD and get used to it and see if I really liked it. >> From what I had read and seen, FreeBSD had the features that I was >> looking for. My worst case scenario is that I can't get a grip on >> this and stay with Windows, which I really hate.... > > > Understandable. > >> Or I could switch to a version of Linux. Time is my most expensive >> commodity. This is an experiment for me, and is the first time that >> I've used a non-Microsoft system in 10 years. Most of the systems >> that I had used for the 15 years before that were non-Microsoft >> systems. Me and William Gates have just never seen eye-to-eye on >> software. > > > You'd have the same problems with the Linux command line as FreeBSD, > since they're basically the same at the user level. And spiffy GUI or > no, you really need the command line for most of the admin tasks > you'll need to do, since everything is configured with text files. > Spend some time playing around and I'll bet you're up and running > faster than you think. The unix learning curve is famously steep, but > tends to climb in a lot of little "plateaus" as you learn stuff. > > It does take time, but I think it's worth the effort. > >> >> I just glanced at the Gateway computer. No graphics desktop yet, but >> I do have a graphic screen saver.... >> >> Lloyd Hayes >> >> Email: wyoming_antelope@yahoo.com >> URL: http://TalkingStaff.bravehost.com E-FAX Number: (208) 248-6590 >> Web Journal: http://lloyd_hayes.bravejournal.com/ >> >> >
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