Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:11:16 -0600 From: Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com> To: Juanenoman@aol.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: starting point? Message-ID: <3868E124.BCA990F2@journalstar.com> References: <0.5fc2deaf.25997b08@aol.com>
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I found the best way to learn about unix is to get a machine and put FreeBSD on it. There is so much more you can learn when you actally administrate a machine, rather than just having a user level account. If you royally mess something up, no big deal, as a last resort you can always reload the operating system and learn from your mistake. (Windows NT administration is something like this.) I see you're a student which implies your strapped for cash. I run FreeBSD on a 486-100 with 32 Mb of RAM and have no problems running X. FreeBSD will run with decent performance on machines that would otherwise be relegated to the dumpster. There are a bunch of great web sites for information about FreeBSD. Just to name a few: http://www.freebsd.org http://www.freebsddiary.org/freebsd http://www.daemonnews.org http://www.ugu.com Once you get your OS up-and-running the command you'll use the most is 'man'. This mailing list is also a great resource when you hit a dead-end. Good luck, Tony Wells Juanenoman@aol.com wrote: > > Hello, I am attempting to learn unix, db2, and linux. Can you steer me in > the right direction. I studied visual basic and c++ for a semester each , at > Cypress college in California. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank > you ... > > Clint Lillard > PO BOX 5012 > Anaheim, Calif. 92814 714-484-3922 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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