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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.netspace.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!news-peer.sprintlink.net!news-pull.sprintlink.net!news-in-east.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!Sprint!199.232.56.18!news.ultranet.com!not-for-mail From: Benjamin Schurman <brs@sun4.iol.unh.edu> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD v Linux Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 22:23:17 -0400 Organization: UltraNet Communications, Inc. Lines: 37 Message-ID: <3398C615.1D1D@sun4.iol.unh.edu> References: <Pine.SOL.3.91.970603080205.7978A-100000@saserver.sa.bom.gov.au> Reply-To: brs@sun4.iol.unh.edu NNTP-Posting-Host: ninsun.nh.ultra.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) Cache-Post-Path: ninsun.nh.ultra.net!unknown@d15.dial-2.drh.nh.ultra.net Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:42542 Roelof E. Hoebee wrote: > > Hi All > > Am considering either a FreeBSD or Linux installation on an "old" PC, and > would like some ideas on what FreeBSD offers that Linux does not. I would > not rate myself as a computing genius, but enjoying "toying" around with > PCs/OSs, so I'm not afraid to get fingers greasy. Would however, like to > maintain a GUI, and gather FreeBSD has an X-Window setup available. > Yes, FreeBSD does run X based using the Xfree86 project. It works wonderfully on my machine. I would, however, suggest (as with any X setup) that you get a decent video card that is accelerated to make it "bearable". > Most important, is where I can get an installation kit(?). I know that Red > Hat offer Linux kits that you can order through their excellent WWW site, > with all necessary CDs and handbooks. That's the sort of thing I'd like. > Therefore, a website offering this type of thing for sale would be a good > starting point. Living in the antipodes, if there are any other Aussies > out there subscribing to this newsgroup, your knowledge of availability in > this country would be greatly appreciated. > You will find that FreeBSD has an equally wonderful web site at www.freebsd.org. Also, if you would like to order the CD and books you do that at www.cdrom.com. I have found that the FreeBSD install is much nicer then the Linux one. I have not done the Linux in a long time thought and I think that they changed the install from three floppies to one, like FreeBSD. However, if you have a network avaliable FreeBSD has a great FTP install.