[ntp:questions] Monitoring FreeBSD temperatures remotely
Rob
nomail at example.com
Tue Apr 13 17:40:25 UTC 2010
David J Taylor <david-taylor at blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
> "Rob" <nomail at example.com> wrote in message []
>> It probably uses Emacs-style key bindings. That can be very frustrated
>> for users that are not familiar with Emacs. I remember trying to
>> install
>> some Linux distribution, I think it was debian, and giving up after
>> a while for the same reason.
>> There is a Gnu program called "info" that is promoted as a replacement
>> for "man" which has the same problem. Impossible to use.
>>
>> When you want a Unix-like system which has a bit more userfriendly
>> system
>> administration it may be better to go for Linux. Many distributions
>> have come a long way in the system installation and administration
>> corner,
>> they arguably are better than Windows today.
>>
>> (many Windows users who install Linux and complain about the complexity
>> of the installation actually have not installed Windows, it came
>> installed
>> on their computer)
>
> Thanks for the suggestions, Rob. I could do what I needed with vi - only
> just, and not particularly easily. I've never used "man", I tend to have
> an open Web browser nearby instead. Couldn't have done that all those
> years ago when I first ran UNIX systems (pre-Linux, even). I'm only after
> good timekeeping - everything else I need to do I can do with Windows, but
> I note how improved it has become. BTW: I installed both Windows-7 and
> FreeBSD on this box, and managed to get it to dual-boot.
Ok, that is good.
When you get an openSUSE 11.2 DVD you can install a system and configure
NTP on it using only the GUI, no need to edit any files.
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