Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:16:22 -0400 From: mgruver@reveregroup.com To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: From a newbie standpoint Message-ID: <8625695E.000CA2B7.00@main.reveregroup.com>
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Michael Gruver 09/17/2000 09:59 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org cc: Subject: Re: From a newbie standpoint From another newbie standpoint: (I read the later messages in the thread too...) I think the install program is very powerful. One thing is for sure, you really need to know your hardware before you start. The second thing is you really need Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD: 3rd Edition". When I read it the first few time(s) I was stunned by the incomprehensible nature of the writings. I was dismayed at the cryptic rationing of wisdom. Yet, I persisted... and in less than a month I have the first good install! (Joking aside, I could not have done it without that book. Kudos to Greg.) The third thing(s) you will need is an incredible amount of patience and time. This thing is not for kids, and it surely "ain't no game". It is, however, just the ticket for any type of server! Now, if I can just figure out how to execute Xfree86... Mike Robert Hicks wrote: > >From a newbie standpoint FreeBSD needs a graphical installation routine that > walks a newbie through setting up the system. nathan wrote: everyone that has ever used freebsd, has been a "newbie" to it once, and had to install it for the "first time" ... the existing installation method (which IS graphical in most parts) has "walked" countless 'newbies' through installing freebsd.. myself being one of them To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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