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Description for Complete FreeBSD
Paperback. This practical guidebook explains not only how to get a computer up and running with the FreeBSD operating system, but 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 key parts of the Inter Num Pages: 714 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ULNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1028.
FreeBSD is by far the most popular version of BSD(r), the legendary operating system that has contributed a great deal to every version of Unix(r) in use today (including Mac OS(r) 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 ... Read more
FreeBSD is by far the most popular version of BSD(r), the legendary operating system that has contributed a great deal to every version of Unix(r) in use today (including Mac OS(r) 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
O´Reilly Media United States
Number of pages
714
Condition
New
Number of Pages
714
Place of Publication
Sebastopol, United States
ISBN
9780596005160
SKU
V9780596005160
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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About Greg Lehey
Greg Lehey is an independent computer consultant specializing in UNIX. Born in Australia, he was educated in Malaysia and England before studying chemistry in Germany and chemical engineering in England. He has spent his professional career in Germany, where he worked for computer manufacturers such as Univac and Tandem, the German space research agency, nameless software houses, and a large ... Read more
Reviews for Complete FreeBSD
"Naturally, such a long-standing and mature OS requires an equally long-standing and mature book to cover its workings, and FreeBSD fans are blessed to have The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey." - Paul Hudson, Linux Format, October 2003