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Now that the basics have been covered, this part of the book discusses some frequently used features of FreeBSD. These chapters:
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Introduce popular and useful desktop applications: browsers, productivity tools, document viewers, and more.
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Introduce a number of multimedia tools available for FreeBSD.
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Explain the process of building a customized FreeBSD kernel to enable extra functionality.
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Describe the print system in detail, both for desktop and network-connected printer setups.
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Show how to run Linux applications on the FreeBSD system.
Some of these chapters recommend prior reading, and this is noted in the synopsis at the beginning of each chapter.