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The Complete FreeBSD
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Greg Lehey
O'Reilly Media, Paperback, Published May 2003, 679 pages, ISBN 0596005164
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FreeBSD is by far the most popular version of BSD®, the legendary operating system that has contributed a great deal to every version of Unix® in use today (including Mac OS® X). Originally a community effort by the University of California at Berkeley, FreeBSD was aimed at making Unix a little friendlier and easier to use. By the time other free operating systems came along, BSD was firmly established and very reliable. And it continues to be today.

For seven years, the FreeBSD community has relied on Greg Lehey's classic, The Complete FreeBSD, to guide them through its configuration and administration. The new edition, covering version 5 of FreeBSD, is now available through O'Reilly Community Press.

The Complete FreeBSD is an eminently practical guidebook that explains not only how to get a computer up and running with the FreeBSD operating system, but also how to turn it into a highly functional and secure server that can host large numbers of users and disks, support remote access, and provide web service, mail service, and other key parts of the Internet infrastructure. The book provides in-depth information on installation and updates, back-ups, printers, RAID, various Internet services, firewalls, the graphical X Window system, and much more. Author Greg Lehey is a member of the FreeBSD core team and has been developing, documenting, and advocating for FreeBSD for nearly ten years. Whether you're an experienced Unix user or just interested in learning more about this free operating system and how you can put it to work for you, this do-it-yourself BSD documentation will provide the information you need.

The Complete FreeBSD is the second release in the O'Reilly Community Press Series. Unlike classic O'Reilly animal books, which are created to fill an information void, the Community Press titles provide convenient printed copies of documentation that is already available online. O'Reilly's role in the series is limited to providing manufacturing and distribution services rather than editorial development, so that each Community Press title reflects the editorial voice and organization of the community that has created it.
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Jan 23, 2004     Ken Falk from Columbus, OH
A must have for anyone new to BSD
Greg Lehey knows his stuff. Even better then that, he excels at teaching through this book. I started with FreeBSD 4.6 and a copy of this book and now have turned many onto FreeBSD. A few friends that I've introduced to FreeBSD and I refer to this one as "The Bible". If he were to ever provide formal classes in my area I would sign up for it without hesitation.

Dec 2, 2003     Chad from Indianapolis, IN USA
Wonderful book!
This is a great book. If you're wanting to learn FreeBSD, there's no better teacher than Greg Lehey.



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