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Old 4th May, 2003, 09:16 PM
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FreeBSD user's?
Anyone using FreeBSD? I'm curious if it is useful for those who don't write their own scripts very well. It's Linux mania everywhere for good reason, are recent FreeBSD releases OK for dummies like me?
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Old 4th May, 2003, 10:25 PM
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I won't lie to you, getting a GUI install on BSD is not easy. It's best to start out with Linux. Start with a RH distro and move up to Deb, Slack, Gentoo or even LFS. It'll get you ready for ol' Beastie.
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FreeBSD?

It's like that grumpy old accountant in the corner. If you know how to deal with it, it'll fly doing the stuff it's good at. If you don't know how to deal with it, it's awkward and unfriendly.

Linux is an easier path into the world of UN*X. Once you know what to expect with UN*X, FreeBSD is much easier to handle.

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Old 6th May, 2003, 03:31 PM
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Thank you all very much for your opinions about FreeBSD. I wanted to try it before I investigated Linux. At the time, there were ~one and a half Web sites that offered hand holding with FreeBSD. Worse, only one of the support sites didn't sneer at you as it erased your email from its Server. Talk about an elitist clique.

There were four hundred sites that offered help to newfers in Linux. Red Hat 5.2 was my first foray into *nix land.
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Old 10th May, 2003, 07:31 PM
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FreeBSD caught my attention before Linux did a few years ago. Luck of the click I guess. FreeBSD is said to be much improved over the years. Will I buy it(including the FAT manual(s)? We'll see.
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Old 16th May, 2003, 02:10 AM
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Give it a shot. I would highly recomend getting the package w/ the handbook. You'll learn alot.
Either way good luck on your journey into the *nix.
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I know Postal has used it. I'm sure he'll chime in or a PM might help.
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Thanks, cyPHer_138 and robbie! You'se guys is the best.
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Anyone installed FreeBSD 4.8? Like? No like?
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Any hands's on opinions about FreeBSD 4.8?
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Old 15th June, 2003, 05:59 PM
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OK, FreeBSD isn't a big hit hereabouts. But Sun's x86 Solaris, now that's a fine OS-- if you have an olde 2 Mb Vidcard and other ancient hardware. To be fair, I haven't tried the last version of Solaris for PC's. But Solaris was such APITA, I'm not upset that Sun pulled the plug on its x86 OS. Then again, it was pretty quick...
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FreeBSD might be my next OS. I am getting pressure from my *BSD friends to use it, and it sounds nice... But then, Debian is nice too! And I haven't even tried out LFS yet!
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If you dive into FreeBSD, please let us know how the adventure goes, SiGmA_X!
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I'm surprized that Postal never chimed in. He's used it. Have you pm'ed him?
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i havent used freebsd before....

but i did just buy a nice new book and will be looking into it and experimenting sometime in the near future.... note to self...get more screw around rigs....

has anyone actually used it...i think aeden has right?.... i know freebsd is just basically a free version of uni*....whereas linux is just based of unix.... but linux has its own kernel and everything right?..

well i'll be sure to let yall know as soon as i do...... i just hate the freebsd mascot lol.... it gives me nightmares

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Aww. FreeBSD's lil' devil is ten times better looking than any pic of Tux I've ever seen. I hate false advertising, so I can't use the FreeBSD mascot until I try the OS.
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