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<li><p><a href="&base;/search/search.html">Search</a> the Handbook and FAQ, the |
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<li><p>The <a href="&base;/docs.html">Documentation</a> page has links to the |
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online manual pages, and much more.</p></li> |
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<li><p>The <a href="&base;/support.html">Support</a> page contains a wealth of |
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information about FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web |
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<h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></H2> |
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<h2><a name="fbsd">Learning about FreeBSD</a></H2> |
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<li><p>If you have not yet installed, look for the |
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which version of FreeBSD is the best for your needs, the <a |
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the FreeBSD Version That Is Right For You</a> article is meant |
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<a href="&u.rel.announce;">latest mainstream release</a>. |
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(See the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be tempted |
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(See the Handbook for why you should <strong>not</strong> be tempted |
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by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the |
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by any of the other branches.) Before you begin, carefully read the |
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<a href="&base;/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html">installation instructions</a>, |
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as well as each one of the *.TXT files in the FTP directory |
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as well as each one of the *.TXT files in the FTP directory |
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or on the installation CD. They are there because they contain information |
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that you will need. Also pick up the latest |
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instructions</a> for a previous version are still available before |
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you begin. That should make the whole process a lot clearer.</p></li> |
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you begin. That should make the whole process a lot clearer.</p></li> |
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articles and tutorials</a> are available. The short tutorial, |
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articles and tutorials</a> are available. The short tutorial, |
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<a href="http://andrsn.stanford.edu/FreeBSD/">For |
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<li><p>The first thing many people need to set up is ppp, and there is |
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a lot of documentation to help. You might start with at least those |
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parts of the |
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that are relevant to your needs, and explore the |
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<a href="http://www.awfulhak.org/ppp.html">ppp page</a> |
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for links to the other valuable information and the latest updates.</p></li> |
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everything you need to know to set up and run a FreeBSD system. You |
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everything you need to know to set up and run a FreeBSD system. You |
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also get to understand what you are doing and why.</p></li> |
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also get to understand what you are doing and why.</p></li> |
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main documents for FreeBSD. Essential reading, they contain a lot of |
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main documents for FreeBSD. Essential reading, they contain a lot of |
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material for newbies as well as some pretty advanced stuff. Do not |
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material for newbies as well as some pretty advanced stuff. Do not |
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commands and functionality of FreeBSD operating system. Most |
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of information provided in this document is also relevant for |
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any other &unix;-like operating system.</p></li> |
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<li><p>There are many easy books, such as the "Dummies" guides, in any |
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large book shop. If you want something really easy, take a look at |
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dealing with X at beginner level: |
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<a href="#cfbsd">The Complete FreeBSD</a>, and |
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<p>Everyone has something to contribute to the FreeBSD community, even |
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challenges. If you do not have many friends who use FreeBSD, |
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