The Definitive Guide to PC-BSD

by Dru Lavigne

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.

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Dru Lavigne is a network and systems administrator, IT instructor, author and international speaker. She has over a decade of experience administering and teaching Netware, Microsoft, Cisco, Checkpoint, SCO, Solaris, Linux and BSD systems.

She 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 Inc., a non-profit organization with a mission to create the standard for certifying BSD system administrators. She recently joined the Board of the FreeBSD Foundation.

Reviews

[Iain · Rating 5 out of 5]

PC-BSD froze up less than Linux Mint. I was looking for a PC-BSD Unleashed. It's sad that there isn't more PC-BSD books out there.