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Title: FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your Personal Computer by Annelise Graebner Anderson, Annelise Anderson ISBN: 0-9712045-0-0 Publisher: The Bit Tree Press Pub. Date: 09 August, 2001 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent for learning FreeBSD
Comment: I first tried to install FreeBSD 4.8 on my K6-2 500mhz machine using the FreeBSD Handbook as a guide. While this book (the Handbook) is the standard for reference on the subject, it doesn't really explain it to a newbie's needs (even someone coming from Linux). My first attempts failed. I bought Annelise's book and was able to get 4.8 up and running following her suggestions. Though my copy came with a CD of FreeBSD 4.7, I had already burned ISO images of 4.8. The processes detailed in the book applied equally well. My only complaint would be that the book needs updating to reflect areas that a lot of people (most people) are interested in these days: burning music to CD - especially ATAPI CD devices, and USB mass storage devices. Both could be covered by a chapter on how to use SCSI emulation. I still give it 5 stars.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Brilliant book for Beginners
Comment: You can find things in this book quicker than you can read the title. I had used Linux for a year and bought a set of FreeBSD CDs (just the CDs, no support etc.) I bought this book and I'm really pleased. However, the CD is slightly out of date, FreeBSD was up to release 4.5 but the CD provided was 4.4. (April 2002) Minor problem that will probably always happen. If you have any interest in computers, you'll find yourself dipping in for a read every now and then. You don't have to read it in order, it's good to just read whatever chapter takes your fancy. Everything is explained, but it is never condescending. The index is good, the writing style is excellent. The author has done an excellent job in producing a very useful book for any newcomer to FreeBSD. Buy it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Get this book!
Comment: This book is a must if you are learning BSD Unix. All the commands you'll ever use are covered in this book. This book is easy to read and explains important topics without being exhaustive (a skill some authors never learn). A great book for newbies to BSD Unix!
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Title: Absolute BSD: The Ultimate Guide to FreeBSD by Michael Lucas, Jordan Hubbard ISBN: 1886411743 Publisher: No Starch Press Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Complete FreeBSD, Fourth Edition by Greg Lehey ISBN: 0596005164 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $44.95 |
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Title: Absolute OpenBSD: UNIX for the Practical Paranoid by Michael W. Lucas ISBN: 1886411999 Publisher: No Starch Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: FreeBSD Unleashed (2nd Edition) by Brian Tiemann, Michael Urban ISBN: 0672324563 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 25 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: FreeBSD 5: The Complete Reference (With CD-ROM) by Roderick Smith ISBN: 0072224096 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media Pub. Date: 10 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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