The Definitive Guide to PC-BSD Frugal Unix for Power Users

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

Getting Started with PC-BSD.- Introducing PC-BSD.- Installing PC-BSD.- Using the PC-BSD Desktop.- Customizing the Desktop.- Getting Around.- Performing Common Tasks.- User System Settings.- Administrative System Settings.- Software.- Push Button Installer System.- FreeBSD Packages.- FreeBSD Ports.- Community.- Getting Help.- Getting Involved.- Going Beyond the Basics.- Advanced Tasks.- Becoming a Developer.

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.