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The Definitive Guide to PC-BSD

Frugal Unix for Power Users

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  • © 2010

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  1. Dru Lavigne
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  • This book is the ultimate reference for both beginners and power users to PC-BSD—the free, easy-to-use operating system based on Free.

  • Existing power users will learn how to look under the hood and contribute to the global PC-BSD community.

  • PC-BSD is turning into a hassle-free alternative to Linux on the desktop.

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Getting Started with PC-BSD

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introducing PC-BSD

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      Pages 3-8

    3. Installing PC-BSD

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      Pages 9-46

  3. Using the PC-BSD Desktop

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Customizing the Desktop

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 49-79

    3. Getting Around

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 81-103

    4. Performing Common Tasks

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 105-138

    5. User System Settings

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 139-161

    6. Administrative System Settings

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 163-202

  4. Software

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Push Button Installer System

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 205-218

    3. FreeBSD Packages

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 219-235

    4. FreeBSD Ports

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 237-252

  5. Community

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 253-253
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    2. Getting Help

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 255-275

    3. Getting Involved

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 277-292

  6. Going Beyond the Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
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    2. Advanced Tasks

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 295-323

    3. Becoming a Developer

      • Dru Lavigne
      Pages 325-342
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About this book

This book is the ultimate reference for both beginners and power users to PC-BSD—the free, easy-to-use operating system based on FreeBSD. Existing power users will learn how to look under the hood and contribute to the global PC-BSD community. PC-BSD is turning into a hassle-free alternative to Linux on the desktop.

  • Enjoy secure, virus-free computing
  • Quickly become a power user

About the author

Dru Lavigne has been using the Berkeley Software Distribution family of operating systems since the mid-1990s, and PC-BSD has been her primary desktop since 2006. A network and systems administrator and information technology instructor, she has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she is the author of BSD Hacks (O'Reilly, 2004) and The Best of FreeBSD Basics (Reed Media Services, 2007). Dru is currently the editor-in-chief of the Open Source Business Resource, a free monthly publication covering open source and the commercialization of open source assets. She is founder and current chair of the BSD Certification Group, a non-profit organization with a mission to create the standard for certifying BSD system administrators. She maintains a blog at http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/bsd-guru.

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