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First time trying FreeBSD, a short report

pale-birch-14

Curious how others approach FreeBSD. I tried the usual recommendations and none of them stuck. I've been at this for a while now and still feel like a beginner.

pale-finch-97

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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amber-hazel-953 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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still-sedge-60

amber-hazel-95 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Small correction, but the point stands.

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slow-fern-681 more

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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copper-sparrow-91

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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misty-rowan-43

Could you share a photo?

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dusky-lichen-76

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.

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gentle-birch-1

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

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gentle-heron-938 more

The cheap option was fine for years.

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misty-thistle-465 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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silver-wren-82

Ha, I thought I was the only one.

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bright-yarrow-94

misty-thistle-46 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

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gentle-sparrow-35

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.

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bright-pine-961 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

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amber-hazel-64

bright-pine-96 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Small correction, but the point stands.

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pale-rowan-36

gentle-heron-93 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

Same experience here.

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pale-clover-1

gentle-heron-93 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.

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still-sedge-613 more

Same experience here.

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copper-wren-711 more

This deserves its own thread.

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sunlit-alder-48

Have you tried asking in the local group too?

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wild-moth-89

Small correction, but the point stands.

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bright-heron-3

This deserves its own thread.

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amber-hazel-951 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

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sunlit-hazel-20

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.

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quiet-wren-42

The official docs are better than they look.

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silver-pine-48

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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slow-birch-37

Saving this for later.

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