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Summary: The title summarizes the book pretty well !
Review: I was a little shocked when i saw that only one FreeBSD book existed, but it covers all the aspects of the OS one might want to explore, it is truly satisfying, it helped me in moving from linux to FreeBSD totally painlessly.
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Summary: I was expecting more--or perhaps less?
Review: I would have preferred if Lehey had focused on fewer topics and provided more detail for each topic. Most of the subjects, particularly the sections on Internet services and PPP, have very spotty coverage. Like other reviewers have pointed out, just as you think you're starting to get sufficient background on a topic, Lehey abandons it and moves on to something else.The book is not well targeted...it tries to reach down to the UN*X newbie, but it doesn't have enough depth for the guru. The books also repeats the same things over and over, but in slightly different ways, forcing you to go back to previous sections to see if you misread something. An editor should have gone over this and forced a reorganization of the ideas. This is the only book on the market that provides an overview of FreeBSD, so I applaud Lehey for making the attempt. It seems, however, that the book requires some serious refocusing, redaction and polishing in order to be useful to a given UN*X audience.
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Summary: Comprehensive Documentation
Review: IMHO FreeBSD is the best server Operating System available and this book covers all of the details for both beginners and experienced Unix Admins alike. If you are considering using FreeBSD I strongly urge you to buy this book. The bootable CDs that come with the book make installation a breeze. One of the truly great features of this book are the man pages that make up about half of the book. The ability to sit on the couch and study a man page for some task or other is simply wonderful and saves the paper that would otherwise be used to print it. The book covers in step by step fashion the setup of all normally used aspects of the system and covers them in great detail. The section on compiling a custom kernel is simply fantastic and an excellent guide for beginners. Building a custom kernel is a vital part of a fully functioning Unix system and this book makes it as simple as a cookbook.
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Summary: A GREAT resource for any FreeBSD server!
Review: In '97 we were forced to convert our Internet operations from NT due to complex DNS issues to FreeBSD. A lot of money has been invested in consulting fees since. This book has saved us a lot of cash on day to day server operations which is better spent on advanced level consultants;^) The book is well written and is used as a daily resource. Even though, I've read the book several times, I keep finding things to tune and otherwise improve. <Grin>
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Summary: Book should match software
Review: In my case the book was part of the Freebsd 4.2 software package.
I found it to be basically informative but when it came down to the nitty-gritty of performing certain installations, not correctly documented in some cases. If your serious about learning FreeBSD, then I suggest using the WEB resources. The info on the web is continuously updated as is bsd! Makes good sense. I will buy the handbook and every susequent release in the future.
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Summary: Poorly Written
Review: Mr.Lehey wrote this book as if its some kind of a shorthand for him! The information presented is definately not clear. It may probably make sense to ppl who already have some BSD background, but not for those who want to know more about BSD. Buy this book only if you want a fast and a good, night sleep.
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Summary: yes
Review: OOOu4, FreeBsd rockss, best book ans Os for best ppl. And don't remember Unix is the best Operating System in this shitin' world:>
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Summary: A good book, but only if you have experience with unix
Review: Over all this is a great book. It is only usefull howver, to the semi-experienced user. It is not for somone who has never used any type of UNIX before. For somone converting from Linux or any other UNIX this is a great book.
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Summary: Good for Installation and Recompling of Kernel
Review: The book isn't designed for learing how to using FreeBSD. Rather, it is focused on installing it and recompiling the kernel. I recommend it for FreeBSD owners who have no clue how to install it and recompile the kernel.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: The second edition of Complete FreeBSD (with the CD version of the errata for FreeBSD 2.2.7) is just a bible for anybody who has or planning have FreeBSD
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