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Summary: Everything you need
Review: This is the only FreeBSD book. I found it pointed me in the right direction, and from there I had to make a few decisions. everything is covered, slightly. it doesn't hold you hand all the way, but puts you in the right direction. I prefer books like this, because I learn more when I have to do a little figuring out on my own. (and it's pretty well inclusive on everything you neeed to get up and running)
Rating:
Summary: Everything you need
Review: This is the only FreeBSD book. I found it pointed me in the right direction, and from there I had to make a few decisions. everything is covered, slightly. it doesn't hold you hand all the way, but puts you in the right direction. I prefer books like this, because I learn more when I have to do a little figuring out on my own. (and it's pretty well inclusive on everything you neeed to get up and running)
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Summary: Very powerful, just ask Yahoo!
Review: This Unix-like operating system is incredibly powerful! You might not know this, but both Yahoo and FTP.CDROM (2 of Internet's largest traffic volume sites) are powered by this incredibly stable operating system. Check it out for yourself!
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Summary: A thorough guide to FreeBSD
Review: This, to my knowledge, is the only *complete* guide to FreeBSD currently available (no pun intended ;) and does a good job at it. The book is written at a fairly technical level and isn't a "FreeBSD for Dummies," so complete newbies would be well advised to obtain an additional "Unix for beginners" type book as well.The thorough, techincal style of writing works both for and against you in various sections of the text. The chapters on installation and configuring XFree86 are especially well done, while I found a few sections, most notably on setting up PPP dial-in & updating FreeBSD from source, to be a bit cryptic. Luckily, the FreeBSD project has an abundance of on-line documentation that may explain a topic in a different way that's helpful to you. Other books that may be helpful to FreeBSD users are _The FreeBSD Handbook_ (ISBN: 1571762418), a hard-copy of the Handbook from FreeBSD's website, and Kirk McKusick's _The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System_ (ISBN: 0201549794). I also understand that McKusick is updating the second book to be _The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System_, but am unsure when this will be published...
Rating:
Summary: A thorough guide to FreeBSD
Review: This, to my knowledge, is the only *complete* guide to FreeBSD currently available (no pun intended ;) and does a good job at it. The book is written at a fairly technical level and isn't a "FreeBSD for Dummies," so complete newbies would be well advised to obtain an additional "Unix for beginners" type book as well. The thorough, techincal style of writing works both for and against you in various sections of the text. The chapters on installation and configuring XFree86 are especially well done, while I found a few sections, most notably on setting up PPP dial-in & updating FreeBSD from source, to be a bit cryptic. Luckily, the FreeBSD project has an abundance of on-line documentation that may explain a topic in a different way that's helpful to you. Other books that may be helpful to FreeBSD users are _The FreeBSD Handbook_ (ISBN: 1571762418), a hard-copy of the Handbook from FreeBSD's website, and Kirk McKusick's _The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System_ (ISBN: 0201549794). I also understand that McKusick is updating the second book to be _The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System_, but am unsure when this will be published...
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