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Release Information

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Detailed descriptions of past, present, and future releases. Look here - first to determine what the latest version of FreeBSD is.

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Release + Information

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Detailed descriptions of past, present, and future releases. + Look here first to determine what the latest version of FreeBSD + is.

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Installing FreeBSD

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There are many options for installing FreeBSD, including installation - from CDROM, floppy disk, an MS-DOS partition, magnetic tape, anonymous - ftp, and NFS. Please read through the installation guide before downloading - the entire FreeBSD distribution. If you are installing on a machine - connected to the Internet, you may only need to download a single - installation disk image!

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Installing + FreeBSD

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There are many options for installing FreeBSD, including + installation from CDROM, floppy disk, an MS-DOS partition, + magnetic tape, anonymous ftp, and NFS. Please read through the + installation + guide before downloading the entire FreeBSD distribution. + If you are installing on a machine connected to the Internet, + you may only need to download a single installation disk + image!

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Distribution Sites

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The official sources for FreeBSD are:

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If you plan on getting FreeBSD via ftp, please check the listing of mirror sites in the - handbook to see if there is a site closer to you. For more information - about past, present and future releases in general, please visit the If you plan on getting FreeBSD via ftp, please check the + listing of mirror + sites in the handbook to see if there is a site + closer to you. For more information about past, present and + future releases in general, please visit the release information page.

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If you're interested in a purely experimental snapshot - release of FreeBSD-current (AKA &rel.head;-current), aimed at developers and - bleeding-edge testers only, then please see the If you're interested in a purely experimental + snapshot release of FreeBSD-current (AKA + &rel.head;-current), aimed at developers and bleeding-edge + testers only, then please see the daily snapshot server FTP site.

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Applications and Utility Software

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The Packages collection

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The FreeBSD packages collection is a diverse collection of utility and - application software that has been ported to FreeBSD. The packages are - pre-compiled binaries ready to drop into your system and run.

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The FreeBSD packages collection is a diverse collection of + utility and application software that has been ported to + FreeBSD. The packages are pre-compiled binaries ready to drop + into your system and run.

The Ports collection

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The Ports collection is like the packages collection, but the necessary - patches and makefiles to compile the source code are provided instead of - compiled binaries. For software with important configuration that must - be done at compile time, the "port" version may be more useful - than the "package" version.

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The Ports collection is like the packages collection, but the + necessary patches and makefiles to compile the source code are + provided instead of compiled binaries. For software with + important configuration that must be done at compile time, the + "port" version may be more useful than the "package" + version.

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For information about how you can contribute your - favorite piece of software to the port collection, have a look at The Porter's Handbook and - the article Contributing to - FreeBSD.

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For information about how you can contribute + your favorite piece of software to the port collection, + have a look at The + Porter's Handbook and the article Contributing + to FreeBSD.

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