DragonFlyBSD Guidebook

The DragonFly BSD Documentation Project

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Table of Contents

I. Installation

1 Installation from CD

1.1 CD Installation Overview
1.2 CD Installation - Making room
1.3 CD Installation - Disk setup
1.4 Installing to Disk
1.5 CD Installation - Post-install cleanup
1.6 CD Installation - New system setup

II. Administration

2 Backups

2.1 Backups Overview
2.2 Backup Media
2.3 Automating backups

3 Updating DragonFlyBSD

3.1 Initial Setup
3.2 Configuration
3.3 Port updates

4 Kernel Configuration

4.1 Kernel Overview
4.2 Starting configuration
4.3 Modifying the kernel configuration
4.4 Building and installing the kernel
4.5 Tips and tricks

5 Ports

5.1 Ports Overview
5.2 Managing ports
5.3 Updating ports
5.4 Reporting port problems

III. Applications

6 X Window System

6.1 X Window System Overview
6.2 Obtaining and Configuring XFree86
6.3 Using XFree86
6.4 XFree86 Tips

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