While the manual pages provide the definitive reference for individual pieces of the FreeBSD operating system, they are notorious for not illustrating how to put the pieces together to make the whole operating system run smoothly. For this, there is no substitute for a good book on UNIX® system administration and a good users' manual.
International books & Magazines:
Using FreeBSD (in Traditional Chinese), published by Drmaster , 1997. ISBN 9-578-39435-7.
FreeBSD Unleashed (Simplified Chinese translation), published by China Machine Press. ISBN 7-111-10201-0.
FreeBSD From Scratch First Edition (in Simplified Chinese), published by China Machine Press. ISBN 7-111-07482-3.
FreeBSD From Scratch Second Edition (in Simplified Chinese), published by China Machine Press. ISBN 7-111-10286-X.
FreeBSD Handbook Second Edition (Simplified Chinese translation), published by Posts & Telecom Press. ISBN 7-115-10541-3.
FreeBSD 3.x Internet (in Simplified Chinese), published by Tsinghua University Press. ISBN 7-900625-66-6.
FreeBSD & Windows (in Simplified Chinese), published by China Railway Publishing House. ISBN 7-113-03845-X
FreeBSD Internet Services HOWTO (in Simplified Chinese), published by China Railway Publishing House. ISBN 7-113-03423-3
FreeBSD for PC 98'ers (in Japanese), published by SHUWA System Co, LTD. ISBN 4-87966-468-5 C3055 P2900E.
FreeBSD (in Japanese), published by CUTT. ISBN 4-906391-22-2 C3055 P2400E.
Complete Introduction to FreeBSD (in Japanese), published by Shoeisha Co., Ltd. ISBN 4-88135-473-6 P3600E.
Personal UNIX Starter Kit FreeBSD (in Japanese), published by ASCII. ISBN 4-7561-1733-3 P3000E.
FreeBSD Handbook (Japanese translation), published by ASCII. ISBN 4-7561-1580-2 P3800E.
FreeBSD mit Methode (in German), published by Computer und Literatur Verlag/Vertrieb Hanser, 1998. ISBN 3-932311-31-0.
FreeBSD 4 - Installieren, Konfigurieren, Administrieren (in German), published by Computer und Literatur Verlag, 2001. ISBN 3-932311-88-4.
FreeBSD 5 - Installieren, Konfigurieren, Administrieren (in German), published by Computer und Literatur Verlag, 2003. ISBN 3-936546-06-1.
FreeBSD de Luxe (in German), published by Verlag Modere Industrie, 2003. ISBN 3-8266-1343-0.
FreeBSD Install and Utilization Manual (in Japanese), published by Mainichi Communications Inc., 1998. ISBN 4-8399-0112-0.
Onno W Purbo, Dodi Maryanto, Syahrial Hubbany, Widjil Widodo Building Internet Server with FreeBSD (in Indonesia Language), published by Elex Media Komputindo.
Absolute BSD: The Ultimate Guide to FreeBSD (Traditional Chinese translation), published by GrandTech Press, 2003. ISBN 986-7944-92-5.
The FreeBSD 6.0 Book (in Traditional Chinese), published by Drmaster, 2006. ISBN 9-575-27878-X.
English language books & Magazines:
Absolute BSD: The Ultimate Guide to FreeBSD, published by No Starch Press, 2002. ISBN: 1886411743
The Complete FreeBSD, published by O'Reilly, 2003. ISBN: 0596005164
The FreeBSD Corporate Networker's Guide, published by Addison-Wesley, 2000. ISBN: 0201704811
FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your Personal Computer, published by The Bit Tree Press, 2001. ISBN: 0971204500
Teach Yourself FreeBSD in 24 Hours, published by Sams, 2002. ISBN: 0672324245
FreeBSD 6 Unleashed, published by Sams, 2006. ISBN: 0672328755
FreeBSD: The Complete Reference, published by McGrawHill, 2003. ISBN: 0072224096
BSD Magazine, published by Software Press Sp. z o.o. SK. ISSN 1898-9144
This, and other documents, can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/.
For questions about FreeBSD, read the documentation before contacting <questions@FreeBSD.org>.
For questions about this documentation, e-mail <doc@FreeBSD.org>.