I'm a relatively neophyte when it comes to *NIX. I've tried Red Hat and Mandrake, which AFAIK are the easiest distros to install and get up and running. However, since I bought an iBook, I've taken an ...

Installing FreeBSD is straightforward with a text-based installer and automatic partitioning available. Installing apps and desktop environments, like Xfce, using pkg commands is manageable and ...

FreeBSD doesn't include a GUI desktop, but there is a way to install GNOME and give a user sudo privileges. FreeBSD is an outstanding platform. It’s about as reliable an operating system as you will ...

This wouldn't happen to be on an old cdrom or motherboard would it? The latest FreeBSD install CDs are setup to use a boot layout that doesn't emulate a floppy and many older machines don't have ...

Among the legions of Linux users and admins, there seems to be a sort of passive curiosity about FreeBSD and other *BSDs. Like commuters on a packed train, they gaze out at a less crowded, vaguely ...

FreeBSD 15 is coming, maybe at the end of this year – and along with other improvements, it may finally offer the option of installing with a graphical desktop.… The latest status report from the ...

FreeBSD is one of the most stable OSes on the planet. FreeBSD is also more challenging than Linux. You can download and install FreeBSD for free. I'm not gonna lie: I ...

Step-by-step instructions for installing OpenBSD 4.0 for Windows admins trying to do it for the first time. I’ve already had a lot of positive feedback on my support for OpenBSD in my recent column.

While the medium may have evolved from floppy disks to DVDs and USB flash drives, the overall process of installing an operating system onto a desktop computer has been more or less the same since the ...

You're probably sick and tired of running into the latest Windows security snafu. And you're undoubtedly painfully aware that most versions of Unix have their own ...