Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 13:02:33 -0800 From: Brian Raynes <brian_raynes@dnr.state.ak.us> To: freebsd newbies <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Books Message-ID: <3B705769.D1BD0924@dnr.state.ak.us> References: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10108071719230.10791-100000@lcd.efn.uncor.edu>
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Maximiliano Eschoyez wrote: > > -> > I am planning to purchase a book about FreeBSD and learn about it. > -> > What books would you recommend? > -> > I have had experience using Linux. > -> > -> "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey is a very nice guide for > -> beginners, and can be purchased bindled with the FreeBSD CDs. > > I did my first steps with it. All the steps are very well described > there (configuring sound, recompiling the kernel, etc). I think > that it's a very good book. I agree. It was very helpful as a tutorial-type book and has a lot of reference material. It is not current with the 4.x branch, but most of the stuff in the book is not very release dependent. The Corporate Networker's Guide to FreeBSD, by Ted Mittelstaedt (I hope the title is right? Maybe Ted can forgive me if I'm wrong, since I shelled out the $50 US for it :) ) is a good book also and current with the 4.x branch, in fact it came with an install CD with 4.2 release. It is also thinner, but with less reference material than "The Complete FreeBSD". I own both, they've helped in different ways with many things. I think if you want a Windows/Unix print and file server, Ted's book seems to have very good specifics for how to set that up (unless you want to use a non-postscript printer, but the book indicates that that was intentional). It's a little more light on setting up things pertinent mostly to a home workstation, but the title does reflect that, so no complaints here. I guess it depends on what you wish to use FreeBSD for. A lot of people seem to forget that when comparing FreeBSD to Linux or especially Windows ... it's useful as a desktop with a _little_ work, but it's actually pretty nice to setup as a functioning network server. my two cents as a well-read newbie, Brian Raynes To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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