FreeBSD

FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for x86-compatible and other architectures. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University of California, Berkeley and is both fast and stable.

My work machine, glynthebearded is now running FreeBSD 8.1 - the adventures involved in setting this up are chronicled here.

The following topics are covered.

Setting up the system.

1. Power Management on old machines
2. SSHD - Secure remote access.
3. Removable Media - user access.
4. Setting up my new printer

Software tweaks

1. Using the Ports system
2. LaTeX and FreeBSD.
3. Using Linux OpenOffice on FreeBSD 7
4. Flash - an easy solution!
5. Tnef attachments
6. Command-line cd-burning
7. Command-line multimedia conversions.
8. Compiz-fusion - for a stunning desktop.

Links

To sites I have found useful.

Well obviously .......

• FreeBSD.org
• The FreeBSD Handbook
• Fresh Ports

and also

• Roland's FreeBSD page - a goldmine!
• BSD vs Linux Trying to explain why people like this software.