diff --git a/website/content/en/advocacy/myths.adoc b/website/content/en/advocacy/myths.adoc index a8426a9b9b..ff52e2f226 100644 --- a/website/content/en/advocacy/myths.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/advocacy/myths.adoc @@ -1,206 +1,206 @@ --- title: "FreeBSD Myths and Realities" sidenav: about --- include::shared/en/urls.adoc[] = FreeBSD Myths and Realities As the BSD projects (including DragonFlyBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD) have grown in size, a number of persistent myths have grown up around them. Some of these are perpetuated by well meaning but misguided individuals, others by people pursuing their own agendas. This page aims to dispel those myths while remaining as dispassionate as possible. *Note:* Throughout this page, "*BSD" refers to all of the BSD Projects. Where a myth or response is specific to a particular project it is indicated as such. If you are aware of an omission or error on this page, please let the mailto:doc@freebsd.org[FreeBSD Documentation Project mailing list] know. == Some myths * <> * <> * <> * <> * <> * <> * <> * <> * <> * <> [[closed-model]] === Myth: *BSD has a closed development model, it's more "Cathedral" than "Bazaar" Eric Raymond wrote an influential paper, http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/["The Cathedral and the Bazaar"] in which the Linux development model (and the model Eric used for `fetchmail`) is held up as an example of how to do "open" development. By contrast, the model employed by *BSD is often characterized as closed. The implicit value judgment is that "bazaar" (open) is good, and "cathedral" (closed) is bad. If anything, *BSD's development model is probably more akin to the "bazaar" that Eric describes than either Linux or `fetchmail`. Consider the following; * *All the *BSD projects:* The current, bleeding edge source code for FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD is available for anyone to download from the Internet, 24 hours a day. You don't need to wait for someone else to roll a release. + *FreeBSD:* An installable snapshot of the current progress is made weekly. These snapshots can be installed exactly like an ordinary release, and do not require installation over an existing system. + *OpenBSD:* Installable snapshots are generated daily and if Theo thinks they are good enough, he uploads them to the mirrors. + Contrast this with Linux, where new kernel distributions are made available on an ad-hoc basis, and where the frequency of each Linux distribution release is at the whim of the individual vendor. + There's none of the Linux fanfare every time a new kernel is released, simply because for most *BSD users it is an every day event. * Anyone can submit patches, bug reports, documentation, and other contributions. They can do this by using a web based interface. + Pointers to this system litter the documentation. * Not everyone can commit code changes to the *BSD code. You need to be a _committer_ first. Typically, people are offered "commit privs" after they have made a few well-thought out submissions to the project using Bugzilla or similar. + This is identical to the Linux mechanism. Only one person is (notionally) allowed to change the Kernel, Linus. But specific areas (such as the networking code) are delegated to other people. + _Aside: Nik (nik@FreeBSD.org) is a case in point. After making several submissions to the FreeBSD Documentation Project and web pages, he was offered "commit privs" so that he did not have to keep bothering other committers to commit the changes. He never had to ask for them, they were freely given._ ''' [[own-distro]] === Myth: You cannot make your own distributions or derivative works of *BSD You can. You just need to say in the documentation and source files where the code is derived from. Multiple derivative projects exist: * http://www.dragonflybsd.org/[DragonflyBSD] started as a code fork from FreeBSD 4.X, but it has since its own user community and development goals. * https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_FreeBSD[Gentoo/FreeBSD] is an effort by the Gentoo Project to port their complete administration facilities to take advantage of the reliable FreeBSD kernel and userland. This project is purely incomplete and experimental. * link:{nanobsd}[NanoBSD] is another project to produce reduced versions of FreeBSD to put it on a Compact Flash card or other mass storage. It is also a part of the FreeBSD source tree, see /usr/src/tools/tools/nanobsd. * https://nomadbsd.org[NomadBSD] is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data recovery, for educational purposes, or to test FreeBSD's hardware compatibility -* https://ghostbsd.org[GhostBSD] is derived from FreeBSD, uses the GTK environment to provide a beautiful looks and comfortable experience on the modern BSD platform offering a natural and native UNIX(R) work environment. +* https://www.ghostbsd.org[GhostBSD] is derived from FreeBSD, uses the GTK environment to provide a beautiful looks and comfortable experience on the modern BSD platform offering a natural and native UNIX(R) work environment. * https://www.midnightbsd.org[MidnightBSD] is a FreeBSD derived operating system developed with desktop users in mind. It includes all the software you'd expect for your daily tasks: mail, web browsing, word processing, gaming, and much more. * http://www.pfsense.com[pfSense] is an open source firewall derived from the m0n0wall firewall system with several different goals and features, such as OpenBSD's Packet Filter (PF), FreeBSD 6.1, ALTQ support for excellent packet queuing and finally an integrated package management system for extending the environment with new features. * https://hardenedbsd.org[HardenedBSD] was Founded in 2014 by Oliver Pinter and Shawn Webb, HardenedBSD is a security-enhanced fork of FreeBSD. The HardenedBSD Project is implementing many exploit mitigation and security technologies on top of FreeBSD. * https://opnsense.org[OPNsense] started as a fork of pfSense© and m0n0wall in 2014, with its first official release in January 2015. The project has evolved very quickly while still retaining familiar aspects of both m0n0wall and pfSense. A strong focus on security and code quality drives the development of the project. * https://www.truenas.com/[TrueNAS] is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) software that shares and protects data from modern-day threats like ransomware and malware. TrueNAS makes it easy for users and client devices to access shared data through virtually any sharing protocol. * https://www.xigmanas.com/[XigmaNAS] is an embedded Open Source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD. Similarly to DragonflyBSD, OpenBSD was not a standalone project, it started as a spinoff from the NetBSD project, and has since evolved its own distinctive approach. ''' [[server]] === Myth: *BSD makes a great server, but a poor (UNIX(R)) desktop *BSD makes a great server. It also makes a great desktop. Many of the requirements for a server (responsiveness under load, stability, effective use of system resources) are the same requirements as for a desktop machine. *BSD has access to the same desktop tools (KDE, GNOME, Firefox, windowmanagers) as Linux. And "office" applications such as LibreOffice suite work under *BSD too. ''' [[old-codebase]] === Myth: The BSD codebase is old, outdated, and dying While the BSD codebase is more than forty-four years old, it is neither outdated nor dying. Many professional users like the stability that years of testing has provided FreeBSD. A detailed timeline of the FreeBSD history can be checked in the link:https://freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd/timeline/[FreeBSD Foundation timeline]. link:../../features/[Technological enhancements] continue to be added to *BSD. ''' [[bsd-war]] === Myth: The *BSD projects are at war with one another, splinter groups form each week No. While occasional advocacy may get a touch heated, the *BSD flavors continue to work with one another. FreeBSD's Alpha port was initially heavily based on the work done by the NetBSD team. Both NetBSD and OpenBSD used the FreeBSD ports collection to bootstrap their own port sets. FreeBSD and NetBSD both integrate security fixes first discovered by the OpenBSD team. The FreeBSD and NetBSD projects separated more than twenty years ago. OpenBSD and DragonflyBSD are the only new BSD projects to split off in the last twenty years. ''' [[clustering]] === Myth: You can't cluster *BSD systems (parallel computing) The following URLs should disprove this; * https://people.FreeBSD.org/~brooks/papers/bsdcon2003/fbsdcluster/ Brooks Davis's paper about the implementation of a FreeBSD cluster with more than 300 CPU's * http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/carp.html OpenBSD's Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP) to build redundant clusters at the level of the firewall * http://pf4freebsd.love2party.net/carp.html OpenBSD's CARP ported to FreeBSD Note, that mailto:freebsd-cluster@FreeBSD.org[freebsd-cluster] mailing list is available for further discussion about clustering of FreeBSD. ''' [[support]] === Myth: There's no commercial support for *BSD *FreeBSD:* The link:../../commercial/consult_bycat/[FreeBSD Commercial Vendors Page] lists companies that offer commercial support for FreeBSD. The http://www.freebsdmall.com[FreeBSD Mall] also offer commercial support, along with shirts, hats, books, software, and promotional items. *OpenBSD:* The http://www.openbsd.org/support.html[OpenBSD Commercial Consulting Page] lists companies that offer commercial support for OpenBSD. ''' [[applications]] === Myth: There are no applications for *BSD The free software community started running on predominantly BSD systems (SunOS and similar). *BSD users can generally compile software written for these systems without needing to make any changes. In addition, each *BSD project uses a "ports" system to make the building of ported software much easier. *FreeBSD:* There are currently more than 30,000 applications ready to download and install in the FreeBSD ports collection. On i386 and AMD64, the Linux emulation layer will also run the vast majority of Linux applications. On the AMD64 architectures there is a compatibility layer to run 32-bit FreeBSD binaries. *NetBSD:* The Linux emulation layer will run the vast majority of i386 Linux applications, and the majority of SunOS4 applications can be run on a SPARCStation. *OpenBSD:* There are currently more than 8000 applications ready to download and install in the OpenBSD ports collection. The Linux emulation layer will also run the vast majority of i386 Linux applications, and the majority of SunOS4 applications can be run on a SPARCStation. Both NetBSD and OpenBSD are able to use applications in FreeBSD's ports collection with minimal effort. Their lower number of ported applications reflects this. It is true that most companies when porting to PC Unix will choose Linux first. Fortunately, *BSD's Linux emulation layer will run these programs (Acrobat, StarOffice, Mathematica, WordPerfect, Quake, Intel ICC compiler, Compaq's Alpha compiler ...) with few, if any, problems. As a historical note, the first version of Netscape Navigator that ran on FreeBSD with Java support was the Linux version. These day you can also use a native FreeBSD version of Mozilla with a native Java plugin, all compiled conveniently from ports. ''' [[beats]] === Myth: *BSD is better than (insert other system) This is user opinion only. ''' [[beaten]] === Myth: (insert some other system) is better than *BSD This is user opinion only. ''' == Contributors Members of the FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD projects have contributed to this page; [cols="",] |=== |Nik Clayton |Jordan Hubbard |Ian F. Darwin |Adrian Filipi-Martin |Tom Rhodes |=== diff --git a/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc b/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc index 89e766751a..4e3e91964f 100644 --- a/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/projects/newbies.adoc @@ -1,44 +1,44 @@ --- title: "Resources for Newbies" sidenav: docs --- include::shared/en/urls.adoc[] = Resources for Newbies == Getting FreeBSD The latest FreeBSD releases are available link:../../where/[here]. Before you begin, please carefully read the link:{handbook}bsdinstall[installation instructions] == Learning about FreeBSD * The link:{handbook}[FreeBSD Handbook] and link:{faq}[Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)] are the main documents for FreeBSD. Essential reading, they contain a lot of material for newbies as well as advanced users. For users interested in installing a GUI, see the link:{handbook}x11[X Windows] chapter. * https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi[Manual pages] are good for reference but not always the best introduction for a novice. They generally provide information on a specific command, driver or service. == Questions and Support * Join the FreeBSD-Questions mailing list to see the questions you were too afraid to ask, and their answers. Subscribe by filling out the following form: https://lists.FreeBSD.org/subscription/freebsd-questions. You can look up old questions and answers via the link:../../search/#mailinglists[search] page. * The FreeBSD https://forums.freebsd.org[Forums] offer another support channel. Many users have written various tutorials and lots of new users receive help there. * You can link:../../search/[search] the Handbook and FAQ, the whole web site, or the FreeBSD mailing list archives. * The link:../../support/[Support] page contains a wealth of information about FreeBSD, including mailing lists, user groups, web sites, release information, and links to some sources of UNIX(R) information. == Learning about FreeBSD-derived projects FreeBSD is widely used as a building block for other commercial and open-source operating systems. Some of the most widely used and publicly available systems are listed below. * https://www.truenas.com/[TrueNAS] is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) software that shares and protects data from modern-day threats like ransomware and malware. TrueNAS makes it easy for users and client devices to access shared data through virtually any sharing protocol. -* https://ghostbsd.org[GhostBSD] is derived from FreeBSD, GhostBSD uses the GTK environment to provide a beautiful looks and comfortable experience on the modern BSD platform offering a natural and native UNIX(R) work environment. +* https://www.ghostbsd.org[GhostBSD] is derived from FreeBSD, GhostBSD uses the GTK environment to provide a beautiful looks and comfortable experience on the modern BSD platform offering a natural and native UNIX(R) work environment. * https://nomadbsd.org[NomadBSD] is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data recovery, for educational purposes, or to test FreeBSD's hardware compatibility. * https://www.midnightbsd.org[MidnightBSD] is a BSD-derived operating system developed with desktop users in mind. It includes all the software you'd expect for your daily tasks: mail, web browsing, word processing, gaming, and much more. * http://www.pfsense.org[pfSense] is a FreeBSD based network security solution. pfSense software, with the help of the package system, is able to provide the same functionality or more of common commercial firewalls, without any of the artificial limitations. It has successfully replaced every big name commercial firewall you can imagine in numerous installations around the world. == How to Contribute Everyone has something to contribute to the FreeBSD community, even newbies! Some are busy working with the new advocacy group and some have become involved with the link:../../docproj/[Documentation Project] as reviewers. Other FreeBSD newbies might have particular skills and experiences to share, either computer related or not, or just want to meet new newbies and make them feel welcome. There are always people around who help others simply because they like to. Friends who run FreeBSD are a great resource. No book can replace chatting on the phone or across a pizza with someone who has the same interests, enjoys similar accomplishments, and faces the same challenges. If you do not have many friends who use FreeBSD, consider creating FreeBSD install media and introducing new users to your favorite operating system. link:../../usergroups/[User groups] are good places to meet other FreeBSD users. If there is no one nearby, you might consider starting one! For more information on getting involved in the community, see the link:{contributing}[Contributing to FreeBSD] article. diff --git a/website/content/en/where.adoc b/website/content/en/where.adoc index 969c52eb2c..cc847bc490 100644 --- a/website/content/en/where.adoc +++ b/website/content/en/where.adoc @@ -1,289 +1,289 @@ --- title: "Get FreeBSD" sidenav: download --- :url-rel: https://download.FreeBSD.org/releases :url-snapshot: https://download.freebsd.org/snapshots include::shared/releases.adoc[] include::shared/en/urls.adoc[] = Get FreeBSD For general information about past, present and future releases, see link:../releases/[Release Information]. [[choose-version]] [[choose-arch]] == Choosing an Architecture Most users of FreeBSD will have hardware for **amd64** or **aarch64**. These architectures are well-supported. Most modern PCs, including those with Intel(R) processors, use **amd64**. Embedded devices and single-board computers (SBCs) such as the Raspberry Pi 3 and 4, ESPRESSObin, as well as many Allwinner and Rockchip boards, use **aarch64**. For all other architectures, please see the link:../platforms/#_supported_platforms[table of supported platforms]. [[choose-image]] == Choosing an Image For the FreeBSD installer: formats include CD (disc1), DVD (dvd1), and network install (bootonly) sized ISO, plus regular and mini USB memory sticks. For virtual machines: virtual disk images have FreeBSD preinstalled. For embedded platforms: SD card images are available. [[download]] == Production Quality `RELEASE` versions of FreeBSD are the end result of _release engineering_. [[download-rel132]] === FreeBSD {rel132-current}-RELEASE [.tblbasic] [.tblDownload] [width="100%",cols="25%,25%,25%,25%",options="header",] |=== |Installer |VM |SD Card |Documentation a| * link:{url-rel}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[amd64] * link:{url-rel}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[i386] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc64] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc64le] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpcspe] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[armv6] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[armv7] * link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[aarch64] * link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[riscv64] a| * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/README.txt[README] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RELEASE/i386/Latest/[i386] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RELEASE/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64] * link:{url-rel}/CI-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64] (BASIC-CI) a| * aarch64 * {blank} ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[PINE64] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[PINE64-LTS] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[ROCK64] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[ROCKPRO64] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[RPI] (3/4) * armv6/armv7 * {blank} ** link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[GENERICSD] ** link:{url-rel}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[RPI-B] * riscv64 * {blank} ** link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[GENERICSD] a| * link:../releases/#current[Released]: {rel132-current-date} * link:{u-rel132-notes}[Release Notes] * link:{u-rel132-readme}[Readme] * link:{u-rel132-hardware}[Hardware Compatibility List] * link:{u-rel132-installation}[Installation Instructions] * link:{u-rel132-errata}[Errata] * link:{u-rel132-signatures}[Signed Checksums] |=== [[download-rel124]] === FreeBSD {rel124-current}-RELEASE [.tblbasic] [.tblDownload] [width="100%",cols="25%,25%,25%,25%",options="header",] |=== |Installer |VM |SD Card |Documentation a| * link:{url-rel}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[amd64] * link:{url-rel}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[i386] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[powerpc] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[powerpc64] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[powerpcspe] * link:{url-rel}/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[sparc64] * link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[aarch64] a| * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/README.txt[README] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel124-current}-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/[amd64] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel124-current}-RELEASE/i386/Latest/[i386] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel124-current}-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64] a| * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv6-RPI-B.img.xz[RPI-B] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-BANANAPI.img.xz[BANANAPI] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBIEBOARD.img.xz[CUBIEBOARD] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBIEBOARD2.img.xz[CUBIEBOARD2] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD.img.xz[CUBOX-HUMMINGBOARD] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-GENERICSD.img.xz[GENERICSD] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-RPI2.img.xz[RPI2] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-PANDABOARD.img.xz[PANDABOARD] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm-armv7-WANDBOARD.img.xz[WANDBOARD] * link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-PINE64.img.xz[PINE64] * link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-PINE64-LTS.img.xz[PINE64-LTS] * link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/FreeBSD-{rel124-current}-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-RPI3.img.xz[RPI3] a| * {blank} * link:../releases/#current[Released]: {rel124-current-date} * link:{u-rel124-notes}[Release Notes] * link:{u-rel124-readme}[Readme] * link:{u-rel124-hardware}[Hardware Compatibility List] * link:{u-rel124-installation}[Installation Instructions] * link:{u-rel124-errata}[Errata] * link:{u-rel124-signatures}[Signed Checksums] |=== //// [[helptest]] == Development and Testing Pre-`RELEASE` versions of FreeBSD, not intended for use in production environments: * `CURRENT` – the main branch, the core of development * `STABLE` – branched from `CURRENT`, long-term preparations for release engineering * release engineering – `ALPHA`, `BETA`, release candidates (`RC`) – branched from `STABLE`. Uppercase has special meaning. For example: * a first _beta release_ is not a (production) `RELEASE`. The word `CURRENT` is sometimes a source of confusion: * if you are looking for the _current version_ of FreeBSD, you most likely want a `RELEASE` version (see above) – **not** `CURRENT` – `CURRENT` has special meaning in the development process. [[download-rel132]] === FreeBSD {rel132-current}-RC6 [.tblbasic] [.tblDownload] [width="100%",cols="25%,25%,25%,25%",options="header",] |=== |Installer |VM |SD Card |Documentation a| * link:{url-rel}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[amd64] * link:{url-rel}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[i386] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc64] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc64le] * link:{url-rel}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpcspe] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[armv6] * link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[armv7] * link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[aarch64] * link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[riscv64] a| * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/README.txt[README] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RC6/amd64/Latest/[amd64] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RC6/i386/Latest/[i386] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RC6/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64] * link:{url-rel}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-RC6/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64] a| * aarch64 * {blank} ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[PINE64] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[PINE64-LTS] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[ROCK64] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[ROCKPRO64] ** link:{url-rel}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[RPI] (3/4) * armv6/armv7 * {blank} ** link:{url-rel}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[GENERICSD] ** link:{url-rel}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[RPI-B] * riscv64 * {blank} ** link:{url-rel}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[GENERICSD] a| * {blank} //* link:../releases/#current[Released]: {rel132-current-date} * link:{u-rel132-notes}[Release Notes] //* link:{u-rel132-readme}[Readme] //* link:{u-rel132-hardware}[Hardware Compatibility List] //* link:{u-rel132-installation}[Installation Instructions] //* link:{u-rel132-errata}[Errata] * link:{u-rel132-signatures}[Signed Checksums] |=== //// [[download-snapshots]] === Development Snapshots See link:../snapshots/[FreeBSD Snapshot Releases]. === FreeBSD {rel-head}-CURRENT Installer and SD card images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[i386], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[powerpc], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[powerpc64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[powerpc64le], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[powerpcspe], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[armv6], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[armv7], link:{url-snapshot}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel-head}/[riscv64]. VM images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel-head}-CURRENT/amd64/Latest/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel-head}-CURRENT/i386/Latest/[i386], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel-head}-CURRENT/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel-head}-CURRENT/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64]. === FreeBSD {rel132-current}-STABLE Installer and SD card images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[i386], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64le/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpc64le], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[powerpcspe], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[armv6], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[armv7], link:{url-snapshot}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/riscv/riscv64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel132-current}/[riscv64]. VM images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-STABLE/amd64/Latest/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-STABLE/i386/Latest/[i386], link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-STABLE/aarch64/Latest/[aarch64], and link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel132-current}-STABLE/riscv64/Latest/[riscv64]. === FreeBSD {rel124-current}-STABLE Installer and SD card images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/amd64/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[amd64], link:{url-snapshot}/i386/i386/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[i386], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[powerpc], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[powerpc64], link:{url-snapshot}/powerpc/powerpcspe/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[powerpcspe], link:{url-snapshot}/sparc64/sparc64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[sparc64], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv6/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[armv6], link:{url-snapshot}/arm/armv7/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[armv7], and link:{url-snapshot}/arm64/aarch64/ISO-IMAGES/{rel124-current}/[aarch64]. VM images are available for link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel124-current}-STABLE/amd64/Latest/[amd64] and link:{url-snapshot}/VM-IMAGES/{rel124-current}-STABLE/i386/Latest/[i386]. [[install]] == Installation Options include: * images * direct download (anonymous FTP, and HTTPS). Before downloading an entire distribution, please read the link:{handbook}bsdinstall/[installation guide]. If you plan to get FreeBSD via FTP or HTTPS, check the FreeBSD Handbook for link:{handbook}mirrors/#mirrors[suitable mirrors] for your region. [[distribution]] == Purchase FreeBSD Media FreeBSD can be acquired on CD-ROM or DVD from https://www.freebsdmall.com/[FreeBSD Mall], and other link:{handbook}mirrors/#mirrors-cdrom[CD-ROM and DVD publishers]. [[apps]] == Applications and Utility Software === The Ports Collection A diverse collection of utility and application software that has been _ported_ to FreeBSD. * link:../ports/[About FreeBSD Ports] * https://www.freshports.org/[FreshPorts - a more advanced web interface to the Collection] * link:{handbook}#ports[Installing Applications: Packages and Ports] in the FreeBSD Handbook * Browse the Collection: https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/[FreeBSD ports Git repository] | https://download.freebsd.org/ports/[web]. For information about how _you_ can contribute _your_ favorite piece of software to the Collection, have a look at _link:{porters-handbook}[The Porter's Handbook]_ and _link:{contributing}[Contributing to FreeBSD]_. [[derived]] == FreeBSD-derived Operating System Distributions FreeBSD is widely used as a building block for other commercial and open-source operating systems. The projects below are of particular interest. * https://www.truenas.com/[TrueNAS] is network attached storage (NAS) software that shares and protects data from modern-day threats like ransomware and malware. TrueNAS makes it easy for users and client devices to access shared data through virtually any sharing protocol. -* https://ghostbsd.org[GhostBSD] is derived from FreeBSD, and uses the GTK environment to provide a beautiful look and a comfortable experience on a modern BSD platform offering a natural and native UNIX(R)-like work environment. +* https://www.ghostbsd.org[GhostBSD] is derived from FreeBSD, and uses the GTK environment to provide a beautiful look and a comfortable experience on a modern BSD platform offering a natural and native UNIX(R)-like work environment. * https://www.midnightbsd.org[MidnightBSD] was forked from FreeBSD 6.1 beta, and continues to use parts of more recent FreeBSD code bases. Developed with desktop users in mind, MidnightBSD includes everything that you would expect for your daily tasks: mail, web browsing, word processing, gaming, and much more. * https://www.nomadbsd.org[NomadBSD] is a persistent live system for USB flash drives, based on FreeBSD. Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data recovery, for educational purposes, or to test FreeBSD hardware compatibility. * https://www.pfsense.org/[pfSense] is a FreeBSD-based customized distribution tailored for use as a firewall and router. [[past]] == Archives http://ftp-archive.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/old-releases/[Past releases] of FreeBSD.