====== DesktopBSD Handbook ======
<note important>**This documentation is in beta stage.  Please feel free to edit!**</note>

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**Welcome to the DesktopBSD Handbook.**
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You can directly access these topics:

  * [[doc:handbook header|Introduction and documentation conventions]]
  * [[doc:whatis_desktopbsd]]
  * [[doc:getting_desktopbsd|Getting DesktopBSD]]
    * Burning DesktopBSD to disc
  * [[doc:Preparing for DesktopBSD]]
    * Checking your hardware compatibility
    * Migrating your data
  * [[doc:Installation|Installing DesktopBSD]]
    * Configuring your PC to boot from CD/DVD
    * Booting into the LiveCD Environment
    * Running the Installer
    * Upgrading
    * Repairing
  * [[doc:User Interfaces|An introduction to the Graphical User Interface, KDE]]
    * The Command Line Interface is also introduced
  * [[doc:Security|Security]]
    * Firewalls
    * Antivirus
    * Secure Passwords
    * User Administration
    * Protecting your data
  * [[doc:Networking]]
    * DSL Configuration
    * Wireless Networking
  * [[doc:Package Manager|Using the Package Manager]]
    * An introduction to PORTS and Packages
  * [[doc:Tray Mounter]]
    * Automatically mounting drives with fstab
  * [[doc:Printing and Scanning|Printing and Scanning]]
    *Setting up your printer with CUPS
    *Setting up your scanner with Xsane
  * [[doc:Internet browser setup with Flash]]
    * Getting Flash to work with Firefox and Opera
  * [[doc:handbook footer|Further resources for help and higher levels of BSD study]]
  * [[doc:how_to_contribute|Contributing back to DesktopBSD]]

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Or you can see the Handbook in its entirety [[doc:handbook_all|here]]
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====== Documentation License ======
But what about a documentation license!?  

Oh you kids and your obsession with licenses, okay, the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerware|BEERWARE Licence]] will do.