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FreeBSD : Reviews : FreeBSD 5.2 Lacks Polishing In Some Areas but Rules in Others
Posted: ( Fri 30th Jan 2004 03:32:51[PM] UTC )
FreeBSD 5.2-RELEASE is the third major 5.x release for the next generation of the FreeBSD Unix system (release notes). For the last few years I only used the 4.x stable releases, waiting for a mature 5.x release to come out before trying it. I felt that the time had come with 5.2, but has it?

FreeBSD : Howtos : Simple FreeBSD installation yields functional desktop system
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:53:18[AM] UTC )
Many near-religious-level debates revolve around which GNU/Linux distribution is "best." However, we are blessed with two free platforms for desktop usage, the other being BSD. If you can deal with text-based installation and a few post-install commands at the command line, you can install and use FreeBSD 5.1. I got FreeBSD fully installed on a 450MHz AMD K6-III+ system with 512MB of SDRAM and a 36GB 10Krpm SCSI hard disk in just under an hour.

FreeBSD : Reviews : FreeBSD 5.1
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:57:11[PM] UTC )
There are several players in the Unix world, but few are as complete and refined as FreeBSD. It installs easily, scales well, updates without a hassle and holds Netcraft records for uptime.

FreeBSD : Articles : Understanding NFS
Posted: ( Wed 20th Feb 2002 06:57:44[AM] UTC )
We\'ve discussed sharing filesystems via SMB a few times. SMB lets you access files shared by a Windows system after jumping through only half a dozen loops. Sharing files with another Unix system is much, much simpler. FreeBSD supports the Unix standard Network File System out of the box. NFS intimidates many junior system administrators, but it\'s really quite simple once you know what\'s going on.

FreeBSD : Links : dnsupdate - create/update (dynamic) DNS tables
Posted: ( Sat 2nd Jun 2001 09:06:08[AM] UTC )
dnsupdate can create the DNS tables from a hosts file and its own configuration file. It can maintain them too. One can use dnsupdate to add or delete hosts, aliases, nameservers, forward and reverse zone. MX records are also added. Tested for Solaris and FreeBSD. Freeware under GPL.

FreeBSD : Websites : OS comparison links
Posted: ( Tue 20th Mar 2001 12:46:13[AM] UTC )
Interested in comparisons between the various operating systems? Check out this site. Its mostly FreeBSD-based though. Another interesting one is www.instinct.org

FreeBSD : Howtos : How to Build a FreeBSD-STABLE Firewall with IPFILTER
Posted: ( Tue 13th Mar 2001 05:03:19[AM] UTC )
HOWTO that walks you through building a FreeBSD-STABLE firewall with IPFILTER. This is a checklist that walks you through the entire process from beginning to end: installing FreeBSD-stable, recompiling the kernel, OpenSSH security, TCP-wrappers, VESA video modes, and special syslog logging for your firewall.

FreeBSD : Howtos : Running Linux programs on FreeBSD
Posted: ( Tue 27th Feb 2001 06:21:21[PM] UTC )
Even though many server admins prefer BSD Unix, there’s no denying that Linux is "where it’s at" for third-party software development. So, what’s a BSD admin to do?

FreeBSD : Howtos : Armoring FreeBSD
Posted: ( Tue 13th Feb 2001 08:26:23[PM] UTC )
"With more and more script kiddies being born, we all need to learn a few basic rules of protecting ourselves. This guide will outline the basics of FreeBSD security, and works best with FreeBSD version 4.x."

FreeBSD : Articles : Modifying a Port
Posted: ( Sat 27th Jan 2001 04:44:59[AM] UTC )
While the FreeBSD ports collection does a wonderful job of making thousands of software packages easy to install, it doesn't cover every possible situation. If you're unfamiliar with ports, please take a look at the earlier articles in this series; ports are one of FreeBSD's greatest contributions to open source.

FreeBSD : Interviews : Robert Watson on FreeBSD and TrustedBSD
Posted: ( Thu 18th Jan 2001 07:50:33[PM] UTC )
"TrustedBSD and SELinux are similar in many ways, and also differ in many ways. The similarities lie in overlapping functionality and architectural goals; the differences only begin with the choice of operating systems ... SELinux differs from TrustedBSD in that it is a more mature system, having been worked on for several years, that it addresses only mandatory access controls, and that it uses the Flask architecture rather than explicit hard-coded policies."

FreeBSD : Articles : A look through the ports collection
Posted: ( Mon 8th Jan 2001 10:11:57[PM] UTC )
This article takes a tour through FreeBSD's ports collection on the hunt for the obscure, the amusing, and the useful.

FreeBSD : Reviews : Is FreeBSD a superior server platform?
Posted: ( Thu 21st Dec 2000 01:11:40[AM] UTC )
"For speed and security, FreeBSD is the way to go. In no way am I trying to say that Red Hat, or Linux, is inferior. Linux has very good desktop uses, and works well in some server situations. But, the FreeBSD 4.x tree is by far the fastest OS running on Intel hardware that I've ever seen."

FreeBSD : Articles : Word Processors on FreeBSD
Posted: ( Mon 11th Dec 2000 05:19:35[AM] UTC )
This paper provides a short comparison and overview of six word processor programs which run on Unix, specifically FreeBSD: AbiWord, Applix Words, FrameMaker, KWord, StarWriter, and WordPerfect. The goal is to save time for others looking for a word processor by guiding them to the most likely preferred products first.

FreeBSD : Reviews : FreeBSD 4.2
Posted: ( Thu 7th Dec 2000 09:05:30[PM] UTC )
FreeBSD 4.2 is a great addition to the series, but it may not be an essential upgrade for users running 4.0 or higher. If you haven't tried FreeBSD yet, there's no better time to try, as it is gaining momentum, which this release indicates.