FreeBSD is an advanced operating system for modern server, desktop, and embedded computer platforms.[[http://freebsd.org]] This is only a brief crash course or introduction to a few of the import tasks in FreeBSD, mostly installing ports/packages, upgrading the system and navigating the file system. FreeBSD maintains an incredible wealth of documentation on their website, see their [http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ Handbook] for information. A great intro to FreeBSD can be found http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/linux-users/article.html <box :!!!:> Please note that I come mostly from Linux, so I tend to setup FreeBSD in a manner that is similar to my Linux environment (ie, bash vs csh...). </box> > Each command in this topic starts with a # if it is meant to be run as the root user, or a $ (or no sign) if it is meant to be run as the regular user (your main user account)

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django installation on ubuntu server using WSGI http:blog.stannard.net.au/2010/12/11/installing-django-with-apache-and-mod_wsgi-on-ubuntu-10-04/ works great! Great Tutorials http:code.google.com/edu/ and http:code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/set-up.html #!/usr/bin/env python Tuples (like lists but immutable) mytuple = (1, 2, 'three') print len(mytuple) print mytuple #tuple = 'hi' #error, immutable def Foo(): tuple = ('one', 'two') return tuple test = Foo() print test (one, two)...

(Base System, Directory Layout, Everything's a file) This is a series of Linux/GNU tutorials which will be held live via Google Wave. The purpose of these tutorials is to help my new Linux friends become familiar with the Linux command line (bash). We will cover basic topics such as installing linux, multiboot setups and partitioning, basic and advanced command line, shell scripting (bash/perl), SSH/Webmin/VNC/FreeNX remote administration, network administration, and web server administration,...

Back to Part one will be held live on Google Wave Thursday 2010-02-17 at 10PM CST Base System Directory Layout & What/Where everything is Everything is a file (real or fake file) About 1 hour or so of time A ready mind; study, memorize, experiment, retain. An installed, working Linux OS (you can use Mac OS or BSD too, just use the bash shell, and know some parameters will be different) Internet connection (duh) with your Linux browser open Bash shell open and ready to experiment along with me o...