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Old 13th March 2014
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One the key tools is a text editor. The original post did not mention this skill and it is requisite in order to manipulate configuration scripts. FreeBSD includes 2 text editors in the base install. OpenBSD provides mg, vi and ed(1).

You will need to be able to utilize an editor to set PKG_PATH in order to install software and select alternative window managers/desktops.

Another helpful skill is to be able to access the documentation that is sitting in your new install. Entering
Code:
man man
will get you started. An additional example is
Code:
man vi

Last edited by shep; 13th March 2014 at 01:19 PM.
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