FreeBSD Articles

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Articles : An introduction to Webmin
Posted: ( Sun 29th Oct 2000 05:03:24[PM] UTC )
When you think of using pretty GUI administrative utilities, Unix is usually not the first operating system that springs to mind. However, the operating systems that do provide nice-looking utilities usually don't let you configure the system any deeper than the vendor wants you to. Fortunately, with FreeBSD and the ports collection, you can have the best of both worlds.

FreeBSD : Articles : Dancing with the devil: FreeBSD 4.1
Posted: ( Tue 10th Oct 2000 07:55:29[PM] UTC )
I've loved FreeBSD since the first moment I saw that devilish logo. The OS has always impressed me with its stunning performance and infallible stability. Of course, times change and for numerous reasons I've been running Windows 2000 lately. The other day I noticed that FreeBSD 4.1 had been released, so I thought I would give it a whirl on my spare hard drive.

FreeBSD : Articles : BSD system takes on Linux
Posted: ( Mon 25th Sep 2000 08:12:58[PM] UTC )
The buzz in operating systems today seems to center on Linux. But there's another OS generating a lot of interest - BSD.

FreeBSD : Articles : Access Microsoft files with Sharity-Light
Posted: ( Sun 16th Jul 2000 03:13:43[PM] UTC )
Windows still got you trapped? Maybe SAMBA File System support is what you need.

FreeBSD : Articles : The FreeBSD 3.4 Review, Part 2
Posted: ( Thu 27th Apr 2000 02:08:32[PM] UTC )
After two months of heavy use, our reviewer finds little to complain about with FreeBSD. In our first part, we looked at FreeBSD's history and installation.

FreeBSD : Articles : Customizing the FreeBSD kernel
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Mar 2000 10:23:20[PM] UTC )
As Linux and FreeBSD often run side by side, Linux administrators would do well to learn how to configure FreeBSD to meet their needs. Michael Lucas presents a guide to customizing the FreeBSD kernel, written for the Linux oriented.

FreeBSD : Articles : FreeBSD ports and packages system explained
Posted: ( Mon 20th Mar 2000 01:24:09[PM] UTC )
If you've ever toyed around with one of the many Unix-based operating systems, chances are that you've encountered source code that would not compile on your system maybe because your system is missing other programs the compile depends on. The FreeBSD ports/packages system attempts to address all of these issues and make third party application installation a breeze.

FreeBSD : Articles : OpenBSD 2.6 - new features
Posted: ( Fri 11th Feb 2000 07:45:34[AM] UTC )
Well it's been a few months, and a new release of OpenBSD is out (since December 1st 1999 actually) and I thought it was high time I covered some of the new features and improvements. For those of you unfamiliar with OpenBSD it is a flavor of UNIX based on BSD, with one main goal in mind. Security. The entire purpose of OpenBSD is to provide a fast, stable, and above all, secure computing platform.

FreeBSD : Articles : Design Elements of the FreeBSD VM System
Posted: ( Thu 20th Jan 2000 01:42:54[PM] UTC )
The title is really just a fancy way of saying that I am going to attempt to describe the whole VM enchilada, hopefully in a way that everyone can follow.

FreeBSD : Articles : Daemon News
Posted: ( Sat 28th Aug 1999 04:40:08[AM] UTC )
Practical Approaches for Distributing HTTP Traffic

FreeBSD : Articles : Why I run FreeBSD
Posted: ( Thu 13th May 1999 01:45:11[PM] UTC )
Why FreeBSD is preferred over SunOS, Solaris and Linux