FreeBSD 6 Unleashed

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FreeBSD is a freely available, advanced operating system based on the BSD version of Unix developed at the University of California, Berkeley. FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security, and compatibility features, and it provides robust network services under the heaviest loads, supporting up to thousands of simultaneous user processes. FreeBSD Unleashed includes complete coverage of everything you need to know to use FreeBSD to its fullest potential. It shows you how to exploit and put to use the same FreeBSD power that some of the world's largest Internet sites have found they can rely on. Whether you need an enterprise-class server, a small business server, or a dependable workstation, FreeBSD Unleashed provides powerful solutions to your most demanding needs. CD-ROM Includes: * Base FreeBSD 5.0 System * XFree86 4.2 * KDE 3 and GNOME 2 * Perl 5.6.1 * GCC 3.2.1 * FreeBSD ports collection * Source code for the FreeBSD 5.0 kernel and the included packages * Additional packages that enhance the base FreeBSD install * Install the latest version of FreeBSD * Configure and customize the operating system * Configure and customize the X Window system * Set up networking services on FreeBSD, including Web, email and FTP servers * Install a FreeBSD-based file server that can share files with MicrosoftR WindowsR clients * Learn the ins and out of FreeBSD network security * Configure an SQL database server on FreeBSD * Monitor performance * Install additional software * Enable and configure DHCP * Upgrade your system with the latest sources.