Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:07:41 +0100 From: John Murphy <freebsd001@freeode.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it difficult to move from Linux? Message-ID: <20071023030741.572abd60@turion.freeode.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <005501c814da$1b9cdc30$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop> References: <200710221851.48278.mayank@in.niksun.com> <005501c814da$1b9cdc30$6543a8c0@DonovansLaptop>
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:33:57 +0100 "Donovan R. Palmer" <donovan@dmpnet.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I have been using Linux for over 10 years, but have for a number of reasons > become very interested in learning to use FreeBSD. Are there any ex or > current Linux users here and could you tell me how hard it is to make the > shift from Linux? Is there anything in particular which has been written > which would be useful to read? I have very little experience of Linux; I 'found' FreeBSD long before I had even heard of it! I read an article recently which expresses what it was like for someone who recently converted: http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=the_bsd_community_compared_to_the_linux_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 I've heard some Linux users complain about the installer. Words like "arcane" were used. If you think you may struggle with that, then may I reccommend PC-BSD. I've been using it on a spare PC for a while now and really like it. It's installer is better than any of the few Linux distros I've tried. It's based on FreeBSD of course (Stable I believe). As for what to read; The Handbook is a must: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ -- Thanks, John.
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