From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 9 17:55:33 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECE7C106566C for ; Mon, 9 May 2011 17:55:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx02.qsc.de (mx02.qsc.de [213.148.130.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B07C18FC0C for ; Mon, 9 May 2011 17:55:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-63-204.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.63.204]) by mx02.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC0631E5D5; Mon, 9 May 2011 19:55:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id p49HtWU2001706; Mon, 9 May 2011 19:55:32 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 19:55:32 +0200 From: Polytropon To: John or Judy Hixson Message-Id: <20110509195532.53096188.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <80E5C049-6836-4204-A177-D48FD3C14ABB@earthlink.net> References: <80E5C049-6836-4204-A177-D48FD3C14ABB@earthlink.net> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Newbie Needing Help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 17:55:34 -0000 On Mon, 9 May 2011 10:35:54 -0700, John or Judy Hixson wrote: > Actually I'm using 7.4 because that's the latest version Lucas' > book covers and I learn better with a book in my hand. When I'm > ready to actually use FBSD, I'll get going with the latest > production release. The sections about how to upgrade your system will help you with that task, and they will also teach you very good knowledge about how things work. Once you've upgraded to the 8- branch, you'll find there aren't much differences that make the book appear "being wrong". Do not fear to move on, as the knowledge you're going to obtain is a _generic_ and _portable_ knowledge which lets you deduct the "new" things from the "old" ones. It's not that this knowledge is worthless when a new OS version is out. > Thanks for your's and other's patient responses. I'm doing > better now on the command line. Google has been my friend. Keep in mind that the system _itself_ offers lots of help. In opposite to many Linusi, and GUI-centric systems in general, FreeBSD has a high-quality set on manual pages ("man "). You can also access them online. On the web page, you'll also find the FreeBSD Handbook and the FAQ which may be helpful. Vice versa, you'll also find them locally on your system, so getting the informations needed does not depend on being online - sometimes a big help, especially when in trouble. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...