tag:old.nabble.com,2006:forum-14477Nabble - freeBSD-newbies2008-01-09T15:27:05Zthis is for those people who are new to the Free BSD platform.tag:old.nabble.com,2006:post-14724305Re: new to freeBSD2008-01-09T15:27:05Z2008-01-09T15:27:05ZdgrangerHi, Aditya.
<br><br>I couldn't be much newer to BSD myself, having just begun to look at it about two weeks ago, but I have a few years of experience with Linux that have helped me. Being so new to BSD, I can tell you what has helped me thus far.
<br><br>First, I think you can plan to invest either some time or money or both in becoming familiar with BSD. Apparently there are about 4 main varieties, of which FreeBSD seems the most popular. There are also a couple of versions designed for the desktop and designed to make an easy transition for those familiar with a graphical environment, like Windows or Mac--these are PC-BSD and DesktopBSD. I currently have the 1.4 version of PC-BSD installed on an older computer, just so I can play around with it. There are also "live" BSD CD-ROM's which allow you to run an entire BSD operating system from the CD without having to install it on your hard drive--such as FreeSBIE, FreeBSD Live CD, LiveBSD).
<br><br>Second, there is LOTS of information on the Internet. Just Googling for "BSD" will provide tons of it. But if you have a specific distribution or version of BSD to play with, you can begin at their website by studying their manuals and support pages.
<br><br>Third, if you have some money to spend, I'd recommend taking a look at the book, "Absolute FreeBSD, Second Edition," by Michael W. Lucas, published by No Starch Press. The retail price is USD $59.00, but you can find it online for less if you shop around. You might also want to review a copy at your local bookstore before you buy it, just to make sure that it will be helpful for you.
<br><br>Well, that's the benefit of my first two weeks of study. Good luck to you!
<br><br>Dontag:old.nabble.com,2006:post-14723719Question about installing software from ports2008-01-09T14:57:45Z2008-01-09T14:57:45ZdgrangerHi. I'm a total newbie and am beginning with PC-BSD, Release 1.4 DaVinci.
<br><br>In attempting to install from the /usr/ports/net-p-2p/deluge directory, I typed "make clean install".
<br>After a bit of compiling, the terminal concluded with:
<br>"cd /usr/ports/firefox && make config;"
<br><br>I don't understand what this means.
<br><br>Can you tell me what I need to do at this point, since the software doesn't seem to be installed?
<br><br>Many thanks,
<br>Don Granger
<br>dgranger@cwnet.comtag:old.nabble.com,2006:post-2574601new to freeBSD2006-01-25T03:06:25Z2006-01-25T03:06:25Zinquisitivehi all,
<br> i am totally new to freeBSD, in fact i am totally new to linux/unix platform. i need help in understanding freeBSD. please post material that would make a newbie , like me, to get familiar with freeBSD. thanks in advacne.
<br><br>Regards,
<br>Aditya