Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 03:36:36 -0500 From: Jim Mock <mij@osdn.com> To: "ebonytears@uk2.net" <ebonytears@uk2.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20010308033636.B2169@guinness.osdn.com> In-Reply-To: <3AA6EA7F.A82AA330@uk2.net>; from ebonytears@uk2.net on Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 06:12:15PM -0800 References: <3AA6EA7F.A82AA330@uk2.net>
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On Wed, 07 Mar 2001 at 18:12:15 -0800, ebonytears@uk2.net wrote: > I want to run a FreeBSD box, I'm 16, so money looks grim. I want to > run Gnome on it (I've run gnome under linux, and I loved it). It's in the ports collection. > Exactly how extensive is linux app support under freebsd? Well, it depends on what you mean. Many people are under the assumption that stuff like GNOME, KDE, etc., are Linux-specific. They're not. They compile and run on FreeBSD just as they do on Linux. See http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/ for the list of what's in the ports tree. If you're talking about the Linux binary compatibility stuff (used to run StarOffice, WordPerfect, Linux Netscape, RealPlayer, etc. -- i.e., things that are only distributed as Linux binaries without source), I haven't had any problems running any of the Linux binaries I've tried. > And also, I want it to run pretty fast, would you say that a celeron > 667 or 700 would do the job nicely? That would probably be overkill, but yeah, it'd work. > And also, about how much memory? 32 or 64 to start off? You'll probably want 64MB if you're planning on running GNOME, since it's a resource hog :-) > Also, with the source code, does that include the bootloader source > and all? Yeah, /usr/src/sys/boot. > Oh yeah, one last question.. how easy is it to upgrade one version to > the next? Very. > and how would I go about this process in the future? Read "The Cutting Edge" chapter of the handbook at http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/cutting-edge.html, specifically, the "Using make world" section. There's also some stuff at the FreeBSD Diary that explains the process you'll need to go through. See http://www.freebsddiary.org/topics.php3#cvsup and also http://www.freebsddiary.org/topics.php3#upgrade. Good luck, - jim -- - jim mock <mij@osdn.com> - O|S|D|N - open source development network - - http://www.freebsdzine.org/ - jim@freebsdzine.org - jim@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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