Re: Building a FreeBSD desktop.

2012-08-20 Thread Aaron Kaufman
On 6:56:26PM, Locksmith wrote: > I was looking to build a desktop to learn FreeBSD and was wondering if there > is a list of parts to build one or to just look at the hardware > comparability list? I just don't want to order wrong parts. The handbook is always a good place to start. http://www.

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2012-01-12 Thread Aaron Kaufman
Glen, You have to download the ISO and either burn it to a CD or use a USB key. Google "how to burn ISO" The handbook can walk you through the installation. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-di

Re: Alternative windowmanagers

2011-08-31 Thread Aaron Kaufman
Christian, As far as tiling window managers go I highly recommend Scrotwm [x11-wm/scrotwm]. The configuration is straight forward and getting it up and running is a breeze. I have been happily using it for the past few years and I don't see myself going back. Just keep in mind there aren't any bel