The Definitive Guide to PC-BSD :Frugal Unix for Power Users
The Definitive Guide to PC-BSD :Frugal Unix for Power Users
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Published:
22 March, 2010
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Description
This book is the ultimate reference for both beginners and power users to PC-BSD—the free, easy-to-use operating system based on FreeBSD. Existing power users will learn how to look under the hood and contribute to the global PC-BSD community. PC-BSD is turning into a hassle-free alternative to Linux on the desktop.
- Enjoy secure, virus-free computing
- Quickly become a power user
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781430226413 |
| ISBN10 | 1430226412 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | APress |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
Author's Bio
Dru Lavigne has been using the Berkeley Software Distribution family of operating systems since the mid-1990s, and PC-BSD has been her primary desktop since 2006. A network and systems administrator and information technology instructor, she has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux, and BSD systems. A prolific author, she is the author of BSD Hacks (O'Reilly, 2004) and The Best of FreeBSD Basics (Reed Media Services, 2007). Dru is currently the editor-in-chief of the Open Source Business Resource, a free monthly publication covering open source and the commercialization of open source assets. She is founder and current chair of the BSD Certification Group, a non-profit organization with a mission to create the standard for certifying BSD system administrators. She maintains a blog at http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/bsd-guru.