I'm a relatively neophyte when it comes to *NIX. I've tried Red Hat and Mandrake, which AFAIK are the easiest distros to install and get up and running. However, since I bought an iBook, I've taken an ...

For years now, Linux has been all the rage. But in recent times, there have been murmurings among some veterans — long-time users — after the introduction of systemd, the init system that seems to ...

Among the legions of Linux users and admins, there seems to be a sort of passive curiosity about FreeBSD and other *BSDs. Like commuters on a packed train, they gaze out at a less crowded, vaguely ...

Hi all\<BR><BR>I thought I'd spend a quiet afternoon installing FreeBSD 5.2 on my P-400. Instead I want to light my computer on fire and walk away. I go through the standard install stuff allocate ...

Depending on how you choose to install FreeBSD, you may need to create a set of floppy disks (usually two) to begin the installation process. This section briefly describes how to create these disks, ...