Re: UNIX Newbie seeking help

[Andrew <user@xxxxxxxx>]

Martin P. Hellwig wrote:
> Andrew wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm fairly new to the *nix world but would like to try my hand at 
> > setting up a stand alone unix box with KDE desktop support. I would 
> > also like to take a stab at programming and have been searching for 
> > languages to learn. I was hoping to find something extremely powerful 
> > but easy to learn and have ran into Walter Bright's D Programming 
> > Language (http://www.digitalmars.com/d/) and its GCC port 
> > (http://home.earthlink.net/~dvdfrdmn/d/). Seems to be able to do the 
> > trick.
> >
> > What does all this have to do with you? Well, I was hoping someone 
> > would point me in the right direction of how to setup DFBSD so that I 
> > can connect to the internet, and download the KDE desktop and how to 
> > the GCC version of D. Additionally, I was hoping for some guidance of 
> > the best way to set up my box I can experience the power of unix with 
> > a GUI safety net just in case I loose my way.
> >
> > Thanks for your understanding and support.
> > Andrew
>
>
> I see that you are in the seek of the ultimate handbook!
> Luckily DragonFly can provide one :-)
> http://www.forknibbler.com/handbook/
>
> Have Fun!
I certainly shall. Thank you very much.