News Item: : Installing FreeBSD 8.0
(Category: Unix)
Posted by Brad R
Wednesday 03 February 2010 - 19:42:48
I wish I had more to post about the "other" alternative to Microsoft: FreeBSD Unix. Fortunately TechRepublic'sJack Wallen Vincent Danen has just written a "FreeBSD 8.0 installation walk-through" to guide you through installing the latest version.
I guess I'm in the "comfortable" camp. Debian uses a text-mode installer, and I always use the text-mode installer when I'm putting Ubuntu on a computer. Really, text-mode installs are no different from graphical installs: the questions are the same, you just use the keyboard instead of a mouse to make your selections.
Update: I misread the by-line on the Tech Republic piece. My apologies to Vincent Danen, the actual author.
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(Category: Unix)
Posted by Brad R
Wednesday 03 February 2010 - 19:42:48
I wish I had more to post about the "other" alternative to Microsoft: FreeBSD Unix. Fortunately TechRepublic's
Unfortunately, FreeBSD is a great operating system with an unholy awful installer — compared to other operating system installers currently available. Some people are comfortable with text-mode installers, some aren’t.
I guess I'm in the "comfortable" camp. Debian uses a text-mode installer, and I always use the text-mode installer when I'm putting Ubuntu on a computer. Really, text-mode installs are no different from graphical installs: the questions are the same, you just use the keyboard instead of a mouse to make your selections.
Update: I misread the by-line on the Tech Republic piece. My apologies to Vincent Danen, the actual author.
This news item is from Goodbye, Microsoft®
( http://goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php?extend.554 )