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Novice seeking advice in getting started with FreeBSD
Post 302418277 by Puppetjacks on Monday 3rd of May 2010 05:34:21 PM
05-03-2010
Novice seeking advice in getting started with FreeBSD
Hi there, I'm hoping someone can help me out.
I've just decided to teach myself Unix. (for fun!)
although I've never used Unix before so it's a steep learning curve.
I have so far set up a virtual Machine (VirtualBox) on my PC and installed FreeBSD 8.0 (utilising the handbook wherever possible)
I also installed Xorg and Gnome and have tweaked the /etc/rc.conf so that Gnome initiates imediately. That's all good and it seems lovely so far, but as of now I'm completely stuck.
My next step Is to connect to the internet so that I can download Firefox and any other shells or applications that I want, however I've hit a wall in that my current PC utilises a Belkin Wireless adapter to connect wirelessy to my Sagem router.
This all works fine in Windows as the drivers are all provided, but to achieve it in FreeBSD is obviously a little more complex.
I've read through the Handbook section 31.3 on Wireless Networking, but it seems to assume that you've already got a net connection prior to configuring your wireless connection. Do I need to hook up to my router via Ethernet in order to go any further? If so am I right in thinking I just need to follow through the Handbook section 27.5 Using PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)?
Apologies if this is pretty Janet & John stuff, I'm still learning.
I did do some searching first but failed to find the answer I need.
Thanks all, -
PJ
I've just decided to teach myself Unix. (for fun!)
although I've never used Unix before so it's a steep learning curve.I have so far set up a virtual Machine (VirtualBox) on my PC and installed FreeBSD 8.0 (utilising the handbook wherever possible)
I also installed Xorg and Gnome and have tweaked the /etc/rc.conf so that Gnome initiates imediately. That's all good and it seems lovely so far, but as of now I'm completely stuck.
My next step Is to connect to the internet so that I can download Firefox and any other shells or applications that I want, however I've hit a wall in that my current PC utilises a Belkin Wireless adapter to connect wirelessy to my Sagem router.
This all works fine in Windows as the drivers are all provided, but to achieve it in FreeBSD is obviously a little more complex.
I've read through the Handbook section 31.3 on Wireless Networking, but it seems to assume that you've already got a net connection prior to configuring your wireless connection. Do I need to hook up to my router via Ethernet in order to go any further? If so am I right in thinking I just need to follow through the Handbook section 27.5 Using PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)?
Apologies if this is pretty Janet & John stuff, I'm still learning.
I did do some searching first but failed to find the answer I need.
Thanks all, -
PJ
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
colorgccrc
COLORGCCRC(5) File Formats Manual COLORGCCRC(5) NAME
colorgccrc - configuration file for colorgcc DESCRIPTION
A colorgccrc configuration file is used to configure the highlighting of the compiler output from colorgcc. SYNTAX
Each line consists of a keyword designating a configuration variable. The keyword is followed by `:' and then one or several values (depending on the keyword). Lines beginning with a hash mark `#' are comments. CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
g++ | gcc | c++ | cc | g77 | gcj | gnat | gpc Specifies the paths to the compilers. Takes one value; a path to the compiler. nocolor Specifies what terminal types colorization should be disabled on. Takes one or several values, separated by whitespace. srcColor Specifies the highlighting attributes source-code should be given. Takes one or several color attributes. See the section COLOR ATTRIBUTES for more information. introColor Specifies the highlighting attributes for normal compiler output. Takes one or several color attributes. See the section COLOR ATTRIBUTES for more information. warningFileNameColor | errorFileNameColor Specifies the highlighting attributes for the filename in a warning or an error, respectively. Takes one or several color attributes. See the section COLOR ATTRIBUTES for more information. warningNumberColor | errorNumberColor Specifies the highlighting attributes for the line-number in a warning or an error, respectively. Takes one or several color attributes. See the section COLOR ATTRIBUTES for more information. warningMessageColor | errorMessageColor Specifies the highlighting attributes for the message-text in a warning or an error, respectively. Takes one or several color attributes. See the section COLOR ATTRIBUTES for more information. COLOR ATTRIBUTES
The following attributes are valid for highlighting. clear, reset bold, underline, underscore, blink, reverse, concealed black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, white on_black, on_red, on_green, on_yellow, on_blue, on_magenta, on_cyan, on_white SEE ALSO
gcc(1), colorgcc(1) HISTORY
Jan 15 2003: Initial version of this manual-page. REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <jmoyers@geeks.com> AUTHORS
Jamie Moyers <jmoyers@geeks.com> is the author of colorgcc. This manual page was written by Joe Wreschnig <piman@sacredchao.net>, and modified by David Weinehall <tao@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003 Jamie Moyers This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU- LAR PURPOSE. Jan 15, 2003 COLORGCCRC(5)