Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 10:04:07 +0100 From: Andrew Kendall <zetatronic@clara.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Can you recommend some books, please? Message-ID: <E15gjSh-0003z2-00@oceanus.uk.clara.net>
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Dear FreeBSD experts, I seek your help in all earnestness. This is my very first request for help after deciding to use FreeBSD. I have spent a great deal of time installing and re-installing it, making a certain amount of progress, but coming up against problems which I simply cannot get past because of my lack of experience with UNIX in general and FreeBSD in particular. My efforts to find answers on the Net are proving fruitless, and I am disappointed by the lack of information in certain areas. Much of the documentation is helpful, but what I am really looking for is a good book which presents an overview of the structure of UNIX / FreeBSD, outlining the multiplicity of components and files. Something that explains the concepts. Yes, I’ve got the installation notes along with some system admin stuff, but I need that crucial background. Something that tells me precisely what files and binaries are necessary, what they do, and where they are located. Preferably, I need a book which is specifically FreeBSD, because I want to know about all the peculiarities of certain file locations, etc. I don’t think any old Linux book will do, becuase they are usually too vague and, again, they focus too much on following the installation procedure. I fell sure you can recommend something worthwhile, which I intend to digest fully before I embark on any new attempts to install FreeBSD. Yours sincerely, Andrew Kendall -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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