I. Getting Started

This part of the FreeBSD Handbook is for users and administrators who are new to FreeBSD. These chapters:

• Introduce you to FreeBSD.

• Guide you through the installation process.

• Teach you some Unix basics.

• Show you how to install the wealth of third party applications available for FreeBSD.

• Introduce you to X, the Unix windowing system, and detail how to configure a desktop environment that makes you more productive.

We have tried to keep the number of forward references in the text to a minimum so that you can read this section of the Handbook from front to back with the minimum of page flipping required.