The Complete FreeBSD 3rd edit|Greg 'Groggy' Lehey 1571762469

||boek: The Complete FreeBSD 3rd edition|The Free Version of Berkeley Unix|Walnut Creek CDROM Books

||door: Greg 'Groggy' Lehey

||taal: en
||jaar: 1999
||druk: 3rd edition
||pag.: 773p
||opm.: paperback|like new|hand notes

||isbn: 1-57176-246-9
||code: 1:002126

--- Over het boek (foto 1): The Complete FreeBSD 3rd edition ---



FreeBSD is by far the most popular version of BSD(R), the legendary operating system that has contributed a great deal to every version of Unix(R) in use today (including Mac OS(R) X). Originally a community effort by the University of California at Berkeley, FreeBSD was aimed at making Unix a little friendlier and easier to use. By the time other free operating systems came along, BSD was firmly established and very reliable. And it continues to be today.

For seven years, the FreeBSD community has relied on Greg Lehey's classic, The Complete FreeBSD, to guide them through its configuration and administration. The 4th edition, covering version 5 of FreeBSD, is now available through O'Reilly Community Press.

The Complete FreeBSD is an eminently practical guidebook that explains not only how to get a computer up and running with the FreeBSD operating system, but also how to turn it into a highly functional and secure server that can host large numbers of users and disks, support remote access, and provide web service, mail service, and other key parts of the Internet infrastructure. The book provides in-depth information on installation and updates, back-ups, printers, RAID, various Internet services, firewalls, the graphical X Window system, and much more. Author Greg Lehey is a member of the FreeBSD core team and has been developing, documenting, and advocating for FreeBSD for nearly ten years. Whether you're an experienced Unix user or just interested in learning more about this free operating system and how you can put it to work for you, this do-it-yourself BSD documentation will provide the information you need.

The Complete FreeBSD is the second release in the O'Reilly Community Press Series. Unlike classic O'Reilly animal books, which are created to fill an information void, the Community Press titles provide convenient printed copies of documentation that is already available online. O'Reilly's role in the series is limited to providing manufacturing and distribution services rather than editorial development, so that each Community Press title reflects the editorial voice and organization of the community that has created it.

Recensie

"Naturally, such a long-standing and mature OS requires an equally long-standing and mature book to cover its workings, and FreeBSD fans are blessed to have The Complete FreeBSD, by Greg Lehey." --Paul Hudson, Linux Format, October 2003

[source: https--www.amazon.com.be]

Love this book... Where's the new version? [2014-02-12]

This book covers FreeBSD 5 but we're almost up to 10 now and I don't see a revised version of this book yet.

Really wish I did b/c I'd buy it.

If you haven't tried FreeBSD, do it.
It's a good way to really learn how a Computer or Server should work and doesn't hide the computing details like a Windows or Mac Computer does.

Greg M. [source: https--www.amazon.com.be]

A decent reference book [1999-12-09]

As far as I know it's the only FreeBSD book but it would deserve 4 stars even in a tough competition. It covers installation, networking and administration in all details. I also enjoy FreeBSD 3.3 on 4 CDs enclosed in the book.

I think the book lacks the description of coexistense with other operating systems (Samba coverage is shallow) and modern GUI desktop like KDE (I found it different in some details from Linux). It should also be more up-to-date.

Anatoly Korzun [source: https--www.amazon.com.be]

gut für den Einstieg - aber nicht wirklich "komplett" [2012-06-25]

Das Buch ist ideal für den Ein- bzw. Umstieg auf FreeBSD. Für eine "komplette" Dokumentation fehlen dann aber doch zu viele BSD-spezifische Details, während der Autor detailliert auf plattformübergreifende Tools / Editoren a la vi usw. eingeht. Dennoch sehr zu empfehlen...

Niels Dettenbach [source: https--www.amazon.com.be]

A Great Guide to Understanding FreeBSD [2014-01-25]

This is a great book for installing and maintaining FreeBSD. It explains why you may want to install certain commands or OS features and how to set them up. This book explains each aspect of the FreeBSD OS. This book is a great addition to the novice or experienced Unix user wanting to use FreeBSD.

R. Burchfield [source: https--www.amazon.com.be]

The book to get on FreeBSD [2004-09-05]

This is the perfect computer book. It covers both beginner and intermediate topics with enough detail to really teach you what's going on, but not so much you get lost in theory. It is a easy book to read from beginning to end, or use as a reference and get just the info you need. If you are going to be using FreeBSD this is the book to have handy.

Thank you Mr Lehey!

Steve B. [source: https--www.amazon.com.be]

--- Over (foto 2): Greg 'Groggy' Lehey ---

Greg Lehey is an independent computer consultant specializing in UNIX. Born in Australia, he was educated in Malaysia and England before studying chemistry in Germany and chemical engineering in England. He has spent his professional career in Germany, where he worked for computer manufacturers such as Univac and Tandem, the German space research agency, nameless software houses, and a large user before deciding to work for himself. In the course of over 20 years in the industry he has performed most jobs you can think of, ranging from kernel support to product marketing, systems programming to operating, processing satellite data to programming gasoline pumps. About the only thing he hasn't done is write commercial software. He is currently engaged in the production of CD-ROMs of ported free software, and this book is one result of his experience in this area. He is available for short-term contracts and can be reached by mail at grog@lemis.de.

[source: https--www.oreilly.com/pub/au/697]

G'day! I'm Greg Lehey, a retired Unix kernel hacker.

Where I've been

I was born in Australia and went to school in Malaysia, Australia and England. After that, I studied Chemistry at the University of Hamburg in Germany and Chemical Engineering at the University of Exeter in England, but I never practiced these disciplines: on leaving University, I went into computing immediately.

I spent nearly all my professional career in Germany, where I worked for computer manufacturers such as Univac, Tandem, and Siemens-Nixdorf, the German Government organization for space research, at the time called DFVLR (Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt), which they have mercifully since truncated to DLR, nameless software houses and a large user before deciding to work for myself. In early 1997 I returned to Australia, and in July 2007 I retired.
What I've done

In the course of my 34 years in the industry I performed many jobs, ranging from kernel development to product marketing, systems programming to systems administration, processing satellite data to programming petrol (US: gasoline) pumps. About the only thing I haven't done much is writing commercial applications software.
What I'm doing

I retired from active work on 1 July 2007. Prior to that I had a number of professional activities, many of which I intend to maintain.

• I am a developer in the FreeBSD project.
• I am a member of the advisory board for the BSD Certification Group

In previous times I have been:

• The president of AUUG, the Australian UNIX User Group.
• A member of the FreeBSD Core team.
• The principal developer of the Vinum Volume Manager.
• A developer in the NetBSD project.
• A Linux hacker, mainly for work. I have written Linux kernel code in the past.
• A member of the management board of the IT Council of South Australia, representing AUUG.

There's more information in my resumé, which may be slightly out of date.
What I've written

Among my publications are Porting UNIX Software, published by O'Reilly and Associates and Installing and Running FreeBSD and its successor The Complete FreeBSD, both originally published by Walnut Creek CDROM. The fourth edition of The Complete FreeBSD was published by O'Reilly and Associates.

In agreement with O'Reilly, I released Porting UNIX Software under the Creative Commons license in October 2004, and on 24 February 2006, the 10th anniversary of the first edition, I also released The Complete FreeBSD.

What else I do

When I can drag myself away from my collection of past and present UNIX machines, I'm involved in performing baroque and classical woodwind music on my collection of original and period instruments, exploring the Australian countryside with my family on our Arab and Peruvian horses, gardening, exploring new cookery or photographic techniques or ancient and obscure European languages. Previously I was also an active brewer.

In addition, I'm interested in computer history, and of course conventional wisdom demands that a hacker have cats.

What I charge

Well, how much money do you have?

That's not as silly or humourous a question as it may seem. Read on. If you have the money, I have two rates, which depend on the duration of the work. In either case, I need a written agreement. Note that I am now retired, so the interest factor is of great importance to my decision to take up any new contract.

For normal professional work, my rate is US$ 180 per hour or part thereof, plus expenses. Lower rates may apply for long-term work.

If you're a bona fide private person or educational institution needing a little help, I could make it significantly cheaper. If you're not sure, give me a call, and we can discuss the matter. If the question's quick, and if you have done your homework, you might even get your answer for free.

In addition to the above, I may also agree to lower rates if the project interests me greatly. Again, it doesn't cost anything to ask.

If you wish me to perform paid work for you, I will need an agreement in writing or mail signed with a trusted key stating that you wish me to perform work for you, and that you are aware of the pricing. See below for how to get the letter to me.

Note that I no longer answer private questions about FreeBSD for free. These questions are normally of general interest, so you should send them to the FreeBSD-questions mailing list. By sending your question to FreeBSD-questions, you allow others to share in the reply to your question.

How to contact me

You can reach me in a number of ways, in order of decreasing desirability.

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Since my retirement, most of my mail is from mailing lists. I delete most of them without reading them, based on the subject line, and more if I find them illegible once I look inside. I do make exceptions for messages addressed to me personally, so if you want to contact me, please be sure to include my name on the To: line. I'd still prefer that you send me mail which is legible and has a recognizable Subject: line. See my email page for some ideas on what kind of mail drives me up the wall.

As a measure against spam, my mail servers reject mail from servers which do not have reverse DNS lookup, or which claim to be a different name from the values returned by the reverse lookup. A number of wannabee ISPs have recently determined that they don't need reverse DNS, because they don't understand it. If your ISP is one of these, you will not be able to send me mail.

Mail addresses

In the course of the years, I used to have a number of mail IDs. The search engines in the Web have been very good about retaining them for posterity, but many of them no longer work. In particular, I gave up my last domain, lemis.de, years ago. It has now been taken over by a different company. Mail to this address will bounce.

I also have mail addresses at FreeBSD.org, NetBSD.org, ozlabs.org and auug.org.au. Due to the increase in spam, I no longer publish them. They are for my convenience only. Mail to these addresses is automatically forwarded to grog@lemis.com. Don't use the other addresses unless you have a good reason. In particular, don't use the address honigtopf@lemis.com, which is only here to help catch spammers scanning this page. If you send mail to that address, your site will automatically be blocked. See problems sending mail to LEMIS for more details.

Why Groggy?

You'll note that my mail ID is grog@lemis.com, not greg@lemis.com, and I have acquired the nickname 'Groggy'. There's a story behind that name.

Paranoid's corner

How do you know it's me? How do I know you're you? That's one of the big questions surrounding internet communication, of course. One solution is PGP, Phil Zimmermann's Pretty Good Privacy. See the PGP Home Page for more information on PGP. If you want to send me encrypted mail, you can encrypt it with the following PGP public key.

Please don't use the keys I supplied the previous versions of this web page. I no longer have the private keys, so I can't decode messages which are encoded with them.

The correct way to find my public key is to get it from the PGP key server. It's also here, but you'll have to check it.

[source: http--www.lemis.com/grog]