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title: Part I. Getting Started
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[[getting-started]]
= Getting Started

This part of the handbook is for users and administrators who are new to FreeBSD.
These chapters:

* Introduce FreeBSD.
* Guide readers through the installation process.
* Teach UNIX(R) basics and fundamentals.
* Show how to install the wealth of third party applications available for FreeBSD.
* Introduce X, the UNIX(R) windowing system, and detail how to configure a desktop environment that makes users more productive.

The number of forward references in the text have been kept to a minimum so that this section can be read from front to back with minimal page flipping. 

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