For over seven years, computer networking and security instructor
and consultant, Dru Lavigne, meticulously documented her learning
experiences with FreeBSD administration and open source software
usage in a series of over 110 articles. Many readers praised and
recommended the author's informative tutorials. The Best of FreeBSD
Basics book contains most of these articles - many updated from
FreeBSD 4 and 5 to reflect the usage on FreeBSD 6 and 7. The Best
of FreeBSD Basics provides practical advice for completing common
tasks on FreeBSD and is a great way to get to know FreeBSD - and
Unix in general. Darwin, DragonFly, Linux, Mac OS X, NetBSD, and
OpenBSD fans will also find a lot of the book invaluable and
useful. Covering a huge range of FreeBSD and open source topics,
The Best of FreeBSD Basics includes step-by-step directions, things
to watch out for, and hints for success. A sampling of the book's
topics include installing an X11 server and setting up an desktop
environment, comparing common tasks with Linux, playing audio and
video files, user administration, system startup, finding and using
documentation, managing backups, networking basics, IPsec, setting
up several servers, filtering spam, improving security, enabling
firewalls, and a lot more.
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